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Journal of Pediatric Psychology 15(1) pp. 97-103, 1990
© 1990 Society of Pediatric Psychology

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How Adolescents Compare AIDS With Other Diseases: Implications for Prevention1

Christine Eiser2, J. Richard Eiser and James Lang

University of Exeter

2 All correspondence should be sent to Christine Eiser, Department of Psychology, Washington Singer Laboratories, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QG, England

Four hundred ten adolescents, ages 14–16 years, completed a questionnaire concerned with their understanding of the social and emotional consequences of AIDS and 5 other illnesses (lung cancer, German measles, chicken pox, asthma, and diabetes). Pupils distinguished between the diseases on all measured items, but younger pupils were more likely to believe that individuals were personally responsible for the onset of AIDS, lung cancer, and diabetes. The data are discussed in terms of the implications for health education campaigns.

Key words: pediatnc AIDS; prevention; adolescence; psychosocial issues.


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