Perceptions of a culturally sensitive HIV/AIDS curriculum

• Main Author: Mouton, Yolanda Vivian
• Format: Others
• Published: CSUSB ScholarWorks 2006
• Subjects: AIDS (Disease) Study and teaching (Secondary) California; Health education California; Multicultural education Curricula United States; African Americans Attitudes; High school students Attitudes; AIDS (Disease) Study and teaching (Secondary); Health education; Multicultural education Curricula.; Curriculum and Instruction
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3177; https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4250&context=etd-project

The focus of the study was to explore to what degree culturally sensitive HIV/AIDS curriculum and materials were perceived as important by African-American students. Students selected for the research (N=121) were from a high school in San Bernardino, California, an area that represents a multiethnic population. Frequency descriptions and bivariate corrrelations were conducted to analyze the data. Trends found in this study indicated African-Americans did not perceive cultural sensitivity as an important aspect of HIV/AIDS education, and correlations between the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) score of African-Americans and their perceptions of the need for culturally sensitive HIV/AIDS education materials were non-significant. Outcomes of this study suggest a more defined meaning of "cultural sensitivity" and "culturally sensitive" materials as it pertains to HIV/AIDS education.