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Health Education Research, Vol. 11, No. 3, 287-297, 1996
© 1996 Oxford University Press

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Correlates of HIV/AIDS knowledge in a Scottish prison sample

K.G. Power, I. Marková, K.J. McKee and C. Kilfedder1

Department of Psychology, University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA
1Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Glasgow Glasgow, UK

A sample of 559 inmates in Scottish prisons were administered a 48-item HIV/AIDS knowledge questionnaire. High levels of HIV-related knowledge were associated with: a history of drug offences, having had an HIV test, knowing someone who has had an HIV test, knowing someone who is HIV seropositive, a history of injecting drug use and having a sexual partner who is also an injecting drug user. Inmates who are objectively at high risk of contracting HIV by virtue of their drug injecting and sexual behaviour are also amongst the most knowledgeable inmates, with regard to HIV/AIDS. Unfortunately, such knowledge does not result in the adoption of risk reduction behaviours. Results are discussed in relation to the heterogeneity of inmate populations and the diversity of their educational needs.


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