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Title: HIV Testing Behavior among Pacific Islanders in Southern California: Exploring the Importance of Race/Ethnicity, Knowledge, and Domestic Violence
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2011
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Abstract: This article presents an analysis of a 2008 community needs assessment survey of a convenience sample of 179 Pacific Islander respondents in southern California; the needs assessment focused on HIV knowledge, HIV testing behavior, and experience with intimate partner/relationship violence. Multivariate logistic regression results indicated that race/ethnicity and reported experience with intimate partner/relationship violence were the most important variables in explaining the variation in reported HIV testing among Chamorro/Guamanian and Samoan respondents. However, when analyzed separately, self-reported experience with intimate partner/relationship violence was associated with reported HIV testing only for Chamorro respondents and not for Samoan respondents. As U.S. Pacific Islanders experience a high degree of HIV health disparities, additional research is needed to clarify the links among race/ethnicity, intimate partner/relationship violence, and HIV testing behavior.
Url: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/pdf/10.1521/aeap.2011.23.1.54
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Authors: Young, Steve; Maguadog, Tony; Young, Louise; Sablan-Santos, Lola; Kim, Anna J.; Lepule, Jonathan; Takahashi, Lois M.; Perez, Rose; Quitugua, Lourdes F.
Periodical (Full): AIDS Education and Prevention
Issue: 1
Volume: 23
Pages: 54-64
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Health, Race and Ethnicity
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