This study explored factors that may predict condom use among college and high school students in Zambia. Using the Social Cognitive Theory, this study examined the relationship of drinking behaviors, alcohol-sexual expectations, education level, and religion to condom use among 961 students. The results of the study show that condom use was low…

The Ministry of Education and Culture in Zimbabwe has introduced an intervention into the school curricula to complement the already existing mechanisms in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The literature in this programme is said to be designed to develop children's knowledge of HIV/AIDS and to maximise both individual and community commitment to the…

This qualitative study explores the religious development and spiritual formation of African American gay men living with AIDS. In response to an in-depth interviewing approach, 10 men described their experiences of church participation. The participants' data reveal their religious initiation and participation as well as their need to extinguish…

The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of HIV/AIDS on cognitive control and to determine if the effect is modified by familial risk for either alcohol or mood disorders. Sixty HIV-1 seropositive and 75 seronegative volunteers were assigned to four subgroups defined by the crossing of a diagnosis of alcohol dependence in the…

The goal of the work reported here was to help students expand their understanding of antibiotic resistance, the Central Dogma, and evolution. We developed a unit entitled "Ciprofloxacin Resistance in "Neisseria gonorrhoeae,"" which was constructed according to the principles of scientific teaching by a team of graduate students, science faculty,…

Preventive measures that can help in the juvenile system to address HIV risk and psychiatric disorders among detained youths are discussed. Early holistic interventions concluded by incorporating relevant family, peer, school and community factors could decrease later HIV risk behavior is presented.

Reduced HIV risk behavior and increased use of care and support services have been demonstrated among adults accessing HIV voluntary counseling and testing (VCT). The impact of VCT on adolescents is, however, not known. Focus group discussions were held with adolescents and parents in two South African townships to establish the perceptions of and…

The decline in black fertility after the Civil War to its lowest level about the year 1936 does not fit the typical demographic transition pattern in which fertility declines postdate the initiation of mortality declines. Instead, for blacks much of the fertility decline (56 percent) was due to "involuntary infertility" related to venereal…

Access to and availability of contraceptive methods in stores play an important role in the prevention of AIDS, unwanted pregnancies, and other sexually transmitted diseases. Although teens are generally knowledgable about birth control, many encounter barriers when attempting to obtain contraceptive. Forty-five drug stores and 15 convenience…

This health education guide on venereal diseases will assist the teacher in providing the necessary information which would enable the student to avoid infection and to convey the importance of early treatment if the disease is contracted. The guide begins by giving historical perspectives of syphillis and gonorrhea. Next, teaching strategies are…

This document begins with an article on what drug abuse is and how educators can deal with it. The annotated listing which follows is divided into sections on drug abuse, drug education, alcohol abuse, alcohol education, and venereal disease. Journal articles constitute the majority of the generally post-1971 entries; research studies, books,…

Discusses a classroom simulation designed to teach students about the transmissions of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (the virus causing AIDS), particularly in the heterosexual population. The simulation can be carried out in a 50-minute class period and uses colored paper, string or yarn, and press-on name tags. (Author/AEM)

This Research Brief draws on recently released nationally representative data to provide information on teenagers' patterns of contraceptive use during heterosexual, vaginal intercourse. In this brief, the authors examine these patterns for males and females, for members of racial and ethnic groups, and for younger and older teenagers. Among the…

This document presents a summary of three phases of a project looking at HIV prevention for youth in Vermont. Several questions were asked of interviewees in all three phases of this project: (1) Which HIV prevention interventions do you provide to youth? (2) Which HIV risks do you address with youth? (3) What resources would you need to improve…