| Titre : | The impact of stigma, experience, and group referent on HIV risk assessments and HIV testing intentions in Namibia. (2006) |
| Auteurs : | Rachel-A Smith ; MORRISON (Daniel) : USA. University of Oregon. |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Social science and medicine (vol. 63, n° 10, 2006) |
| Pagination : | 2649-2660 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Sérologie ; Dépistage ; Sida ; Virose ; Infection ; Diagnostic ; VIH ; Rétrovirus ; Virus ; Facteur risque ; Homme ; Namibie ; Afrique ; Perception ; Immunopathologie ; Maladie chronique |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 2ztj4R0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. People often perceive risks for others and themselves differently. This study examines whether personal beliefs about HIV and experience with those living with HIV influence personal risk assessments of contracting HIV in an interview sample of northern Namibians (N=400), but not others'assessments as explained by singular-distribution theory [Klar, Medding, & Sarel (1996). Nonunique invulnerability : Singular versus distributional probabilities and unrealistic optimism in comparative risk judgments. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 67,229-245]. Findings indicate that personal risk perceptions decrease with more HIV stigmatizing beliefs and increase with greater experience, but that those characteristics had no impact on assessments for others'risk. The study also examines whether the size and characteristics of the referent group, peers and the general Namibian population, influence others'risk assessments. Optimistic biases for personal risk versus others'risk appear with the highest discrepancy emerging between personal and general population risk assessments. Further, we found that personal risk perceptions did not mediate the relationship between personal characteristics, beliefs and experiences, and intentions to seek HIV testing. |
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