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Differences in HIV-related knowledge and attitudes between Caucasian and ‘Asian’ men in Glasgow a
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L. Elliott , S. K. Parida & L. Gruer
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HIV and Addictions Resource Centre, Ruchill Hospital , Glasgow, G20 9NB b
Department of Public Health , University of Glasgow , 2 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8QS, United Kingdom Published online: 25 Sep 2007.
To cite this article: L. Elliott , S. K. Parida & L. Gruer (1992) Differences in HIV-related knowledge and attitudes between Caucasian and ‘Asian’ men in Glasgow, AIDS Care: Psychological and Sociomedical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 4:4, 389-393, DOI: 10.1080/09540129208253110 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540129208253110
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Differences in HIV-related knowledge and attitudes between Caucasian and ‘Asian’ men in Glasgow
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L. ELLIOTT,S. K. PANDA’81 L. GRUER HIV and Addictions Resource Centre, Ruchill Hospital, Glasgow G20 9NB, and IDepartment of Public Health, University of Glasgow, 2 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow GI2 SQS, United Kingdom
Abstract There is little available information about the possible diflerences in HIV-related knowledge and attitudes between ethnic majority and minority groups. Questionnaires were completed by 490 Caucasian males and 243 males with origins in the Indian subcontinent (‘Asian’) living in Glasgow. There were small diflerences between the samples regarding knowledge of modes of transmission of HIV or perceived adequacy of personal knowledge. The ‘Asian’ men, however, were much more likely to indicate reluctance to use services also used by people with HIV and to feel that people with AIDS only had themselves to blame. They were also much less likely to feel at risk of becoming infected with HIV. The diflerences were not related to age. These marked dixerences, apparently unrelated to knowledge are important and require further exploration. Introduction Most AIDS health education campaigns are aimed at the general public. Such campaigns may fail to reach ethnic minority groups (Sherr, 1989; Selik et al., 1988; Philpot, 1988). This, in turn, may contribute to a difference in knowledge and attitudes between them and the majority. Although there is concern over this issue, few studies have examined the differences in HIV-related knowledge and attitudes between various ethnic groups in the general population. Where studies have been carried out, however, clear differences emerge. For instance, recent research suggests that US citizens of European origin were more aware of the modes of contracting HIV than those originating from Asia, the Middle East or Africa (Eskander et al., 1990). The first task, therefore, is to establish whether there are differences in AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes between specific ethnic groups in a single population. Particular attitudes and areas of knowledge which need to be addressed through health education programmes can then be identified. To address this issue, we compared the results of two studies in Glasgow concerned with HIV-related knowledge and attitudes of Caucasian men
Address for correspondence: Dr L. Gruer, HIV and Addictions Resource Centre, Ruchill Hospital, Glasgow G20 9NB, United Kingdom.
390 L. ELLIOTT BTAL. (hereafter referred to as ‘nowAsian’) and men with origins in the Indian Subcontinent (hereafter referred to as ‘Asian’).
Methods Non-Asian men Between November 1989 and January 1990,490 men were questioned in a street survey of 1010 subjects. Subjects were quota sampled from six areas throughout Glasgow to ensure a satisfactory balance of age, sex and social class distribution. Researchers approached subjects in the street and asked them to complete the short questionnaire outlined below.
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Asian men This study was carried out between July and August 1990. Only Asian men were recruited due to the difficulty of gaining access to Asian women. All names on the Glasgow district electoral register indicating males with Indian subcontinental origins were used to establish a sampling frame. Four-hundred subjects were then selected using computer generated random numbers. Subjects were visited at home and given a self-administered questionnaire by a researcher who was fluent in Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu (SKI’). The questionnaire was completed and handed back or returned by post.
The questionnaire The questionnaire used in both surveys was divided into two sections. The first dealt with basic socio-demographic details, i.e. sex, age, and for the Asian men, country of origin, religion and duration of residence in the UK. The second covered knowledge of HIV transmission: perception of risk in a variety of hypothetical social situations; attitudes towards people with HIV and the subject’s perceptions of current personal risk. The data from both samples were combined and analysed using SPSS PC+. Where appropriate, confidence intervals and Chi-square were used to test differences in responses between the Asian and non-Asian samples.
Results Four-hundred-and-ninety completed questionnaires were obtained from the non-Asian men. Four-hundred questionnaires were distributed to Asian men and 243 (61 %) were returned. The Asian men were significantly older than the non-Asians. Twenty-nine per cent (70) of the Asians were over 39 years of age compared with 12% (59) of the non-Asians (Chi-square= 35.6, p
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Differences in HIV-related knowledge and attitudes between Caucasian and ‘Asian’ men in Glasgow a
b
L. Elliott , S. K. Parida & L. Gruer
a
a
HIV and Addictions Resource Centre, Ruchill Hospital , Glasgow, G20 9NB b
Department of Public Health , University of Glasgow , 2 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8QS, United Kingdom Published online: 25 Sep 2007.
To cite this article: L. Elliott , S. K. Parida & L. Gruer (1992) Differences in HIV-related knowledge and attitudes between Caucasian and ‘Asian’ men in Glasgow, AIDS Care: Psychological and Sociomedical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 4:4, 389-393, DOI: 10.1080/09540129208253110 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540129208253110
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AIDS CARE, VOL. 4, NO. 4,1992
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Differences in HIV-related knowledge and attitudes between Caucasian and ‘Asian’ men in Glasgow
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L. ELLIOTT,S. K. PANDA’81 L. GRUER HIV and Addictions Resource Centre, Ruchill Hospital, Glasgow G20 9NB, and IDepartment of Public Health, University of Glasgow, 2 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow GI2 SQS, United Kingdom
Abstract There is little available information about the possible diflerences in HIV-related knowledge and attitudes between ethnic majority and minority groups. Questionnaires were completed by 490 Caucasian males and 243 males with origins in the Indian subcontinent (‘Asian’) living in Glasgow. There were small diflerences between the samples regarding knowledge of modes of transmission of HIV or perceived adequacy of personal knowledge. The ‘Asian’ men, however, were much more likely to indicate reluctance to use services also used by people with HIV and to feel that people with AIDS only had themselves to blame. They were also much less likely to feel at risk of becoming infected with HIV. The diflerences were not related to age. These marked dixerences, apparently unrelated to knowledge are important and require further exploration. Introduction Most AIDS health education campaigns are aimed at the general public. Such campaigns may fail to reach ethnic minority groups (Sherr, 1989; Selik et al., 1988; Philpot, 1988). This, in turn, may contribute to a difference in knowledge and attitudes between them and the majority. Although there is concern over this issue, few studies have examined the differences in HIV-related knowledge and attitudes between various ethnic groups in the general population. Where studies have been carried out, however, clear differences emerge. For instance, recent research suggests that US citizens of European origin were more aware of the modes of contracting HIV than those originating from Asia, the Middle East or Africa (Eskander et al., 1990). The first task, therefore, is to establish whether there are differences in AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes between specific ethnic groups in a single population. Particular attitudes and areas of knowledge which need to be addressed through health education programmes can then be identified. To address this issue, we compared the results of two studies in Glasgow concerned with HIV-related knowledge and attitudes of Caucasian men
Address for correspondence: Dr L. Gruer, HIV and Addictions Resource Centre, Ruchill Hospital, Glasgow G20 9NB, United Kingdom.
390 L. ELLIOTT BTAL. (hereafter referred to as ‘nowAsian’) and men with origins in the Indian Subcontinent (hereafter referred to as ‘Asian’).
Methods Non-Asian men Between November 1989 and January 1990,490 men were questioned in a street survey of 1010 subjects. Subjects were quota sampled from six areas throughout Glasgow to ensure a satisfactory balance of age, sex and social class distribution. Researchers approached subjects in the street and asked them to complete the short questionnaire outlined below.
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Asian men This study was carried out between July and August 1990. Only Asian men were recruited due to the difficulty of gaining access to Asian women. All names on the Glasgow district electoral register indicating males with Indian subcontinental origins were used to establish a sampling frame. Four-hundred subjects were then selected using computer generated random numbers. Subjects were visited at home and given a self-administered questionnaire by a researcher who was fluent in Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu (SKI’). The questionnaire was completed and handed back or returned by post.
The questionnaire The questionnaire used in both surveys was divided into two sections. The first dealt with basic socio-demographic details, i.e. sex, age, and for the Asian men, country of origin, religion and duration of residence in the UK. The second covered knowledge of HIV transmission: perception of risk in a variety of hypothetical social situations; attitudes towards people with HIV and the subject’s perceptions of current personal risk. The data from both samples were combined and analysed using SPSS PC+. Where appropriate, confidence intervals and Chi-square were used to test differences in responses between the Asian and non-Asian samples.
Results Four-hundred-and-ninety completed questionnaires were obtained from the non-Asian men. Four-hundred questionnaires were distributed to Asian men and 243 (61 %) were returned. The Asian men were significantly older than the non-Asians. Twenty-nine per cent (70) of the Asians were over 39 years of age compared with 12% (59) of the non-Asians (Chi-square= 35.6, p
