Rural School Nurses' Attitudes about AIDS and Homosexuality

Examined the relationship between demographic, practice, and cultural variables and rural school nurses' attitudes about AIDS and homosexuality. Data from mailed surveys (N=69) indicated that attitudes about homosexuality were related to nurses' homosexual knowledge and religious beliefs....

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Published in:The Journal of school health 1997-10, Vol.67 (8), p.341-347
Main Authors: Yoder, Ruth E, Preston, Deborah Bray, Forti, Esther M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - psychology
Adolescents
Adult
AIDS
AIDS (Disease)
AIDS/HIV
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitudes
Demographics
Educational Status
Elementary Secondary Education
Gays & lesbians
Homosexuality
Homosexuality, Male - psychology
Humans
Knowledge Level
Marital Status
Middle Aged
Negative Attitudes
New York
Nurses - psychology
Nursing
Pennsylvania
Public Schools
Regression Analysis
Religious Factors
Rural areas
Rural Population
Rural Schools
School Nurses
School Nursing
Schools
Services
Social aspects
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Workforce
Young Children
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Summary:Examined the relationship between demographic, practice, and cultural variables and rural school nurses' attitudes about AIDS and homosexuality. Data from mailed surveys (N=69) indicated that attitudes about homosexuality were related to nurses' homosexual knowledge and religious beliefs. Attitudes about AIDS were related to nurses' willingness to care for people with AIDS and feeling prepared to do so. (Author/SM)
ISSN:0022-4391
1746-1561
DOI:10.1111/j.1746-1561.1997.tb03470.x