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Developmental Progression in Children's Knowledge of AIDS: Implications for Education and Attitudinal Change |
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| Authors: | Osborne, Mary L. Kistner, Janet A. Helgemo, Benjamin |
| Affiliation: | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Florida State University, University of Florida 2All correspondences should be sent to Mary L. Osborne, Department of Pediatric Psychology, Children's Seashore House, 3405 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 |
| Abstract: | The effectiveness of curricula designed to enhance a child'sunderstanding of AIDS may hinge partially upon incorporatinginformation adjusted to the child's developmental status. Accordingly,we examined the developmental progression of children's understandingof illness transmission in general and AIDS in particular, aswell as explored the relation between a child's knowledge ofAIDS and his/her attitudes toward persons with AIDS. Knowledgeof AIDS was manipulated through use of a brief educational intervention.Results support a developmental progression in knowledge aboutAIDS that is consistent with progressions related to illnessesin general. Knowledge enhancement was associated with positivechanges in attitude. |
| Keywords: | children knowledge attitudes AIDS. |
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