| Abstract: | ABSTRACT Previous research on efforts to change health related behaviors indicates that such change may be affected by an individual's knowledge and attitudes, sense of self-efficacy and of susceptibility, and the norms of his or her reference group. This paper presents results from analysis of responses to the National Health Interview Survey's questions about AIDS knowledge, attitudes, susceptibility and behavior, comparing older Latinos both to older non-Latino Americans and to younger Latinos. Data from the NHIS 1994 survey is analyzed; questions on AIDS knowledge and attitudes are investigated and the effects of age and ethnicity are compared. The results demonstrate significant differences by ethnicity and age. While substantial majorities of all groups know the basic information about HIV transmission, of the four, older Latinos have the highest proportion of people with some inaccurate information. |
