Women at Risk for AIDS and the Effect of Educational Efforts

In order to evaluate traditional educational efforts in the prevention of HIV infection in at-risk women, 42 drug-dependent pregnant and postpartum women receiving comprehensive treatment were surveyed. AIDS workshops had little influence on the subjects' knowledge and behavior, since differenc...

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Published in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1989-06, Vol.562 (1), p.363-364
Main Authors: ARENSON, C., FINNEGAN, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:In order to evaluate traditional educational efforts in the prevention of HIV infection in at-risk women, 42 drug-dependent pregnant and postpartum women receiving comprehensive treatment were surveyed. AIDS workshops had little influence on the subjects' knowledge and behavior, since differences in pre and post test scores were insignificant. Conventional teaching efforts had a limited effect on increasing knowledge or changing behaviors. These women will clearly remain at high risk for future infection in them and their children until their IV drug use ceases and sexual behaviors change.
ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
DOI:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1989.tb21040.x