Understanding HIV and STI Prevention for College Students
Understanding HIV and STI Prevention for College Students

Author: Leo Wilton

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-09-19

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1134656629

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, young people aged 18 to 25 are at a significant risk for acquiring and transmitting HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and other STIs (sexually transmitted infections). Primary developmental processes that place college students particularly at risk include the experience of intimacy, sexual desires and the centrality of the peer group. During these routine developmental processes, college students experiment with unprotected sex, multiple sex partners and alcohol and illicit drugs, all of which are contributing risk factors for HIV/STI infections. Early diagnosis, treatment and prevention of HIV and other STIs is germane to promoting the sexual health of college students and reducing high HIV/STI infection rates among young people. This edited volume will provide innovative and cutting-edge approaches to prevention for college students and will have a major impact on advancing the interdisciplinary fields of higher education and public health. It will explore core ideas such as hooking up culture, sexual violence, LGBT and students of color, as well as HIV and STI prevention in community colleges, rural colleges and minority serving institutions.

A Journey Into the Closet
A Journey Into the Closet

Author: Davita Anne Galloway

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13:

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Black women are most likely to become infected with HIV/AIDS from engaging, in heterosexual relations with Black men, including "Down Low" (DL) Black men. The purpose of this study was to determine Black women's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to HIV and the 'DL' phenomenon. Fifty-eight Black, UNC Charlotte undergraduate students completed written surveys based on constructs of the Health Belief Model (HBM). The results indicated that these females anticipate engaging in protective health behaviors, and believe that they are susceptible and threatened by the HIV/AIDS virus and 'DL' phenomenon. In addition, HIV knowledge, perceived susceptibility and perceived threat were the only variables of the HBM that predicted preventive health actions. Overall, results support the need for greater understanding of how Black women are personally affected by both HIV and the 'DL' phenomenon.