Comprehensively Assessing Cognitive and Behavioral Risks for HIV Infection Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults |
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| Authors: | Freddy A Paniagua Michael O'Boyle |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas-Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas, USA fpaniagu@utmb.edu;3. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas-Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas, USA |
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| Abstract: | A comprehensive survey of HIV/AIDS with middle-aged and older adults should include six domains (e.g., factual knowledge regarding the acquisition and transmission of HIV, traditionally-accepted behavioral risks for HIV infection). A sample of 23 women (54.8%) and 19 men (45.2%), ranging in age from 51 to 85 were surveyed across such domains. Although the majority of participants (92.2%) reported a good understanding of factual knowledge, strongly agreed with both their intention to engage in nonrisky sexual behaviors and their sense of internal self-control behaviors, they also reported high-risk behaviors (e.g., sexual intercourse without condoms). |
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