Abstract:
Although there is a need for research on attitudes about AIDS, few studies have concentrated on the issue. The purpose of this study is to describe the relationships among people’s attitudes about AIDS, their knowledge about AIDS, and the degree to which they participate in certain behaviors related to AIDS. Using the AIDS Survey (Stevenson and DeBord, 1988), data were collected from a community sample and compared to date collected earlier from a sample of college students. The data collected from both groups were similar with the exceptions that within the community sample knowledge and attitudes about AIDS were slightly related, gender was related to knowledge about AIDS, and level of education was related to both knowledge and attitudes.
