Belief in AIDS-Related Conspiracy Theories and Mistrust in the Government: Relationship With HIV Testing Among At-Risk Older Adults | Zendy

Chandra L. Ford | Zendy; Steven P. Wallace | Zendy; Peter A. Newman | Zendy; Sung–Jae Lee | Zendy; E. Cunningham William | Zendy

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Belief in AIDS-Related Conspiracy Theories and Mistrust in the Government: Relationship With HIV Testing Among At-Risk Older Adults

Author(s) -

Chandra L. Ford,

Steven P. Wallace,

Peter A. Newman,

Sung–Jae Lee,

E. Cunningham William

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/gns192

Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , social psychology , psychology , medicine , virology , philosophy , linguistics

One in 4 persons living with HIV/AIDS is an older adult (age 50 or older); unfortunately, older adults are disproportionately diagnosed in late stages of HIV disease. Psychological barriers, including belief in AIDS-related conspiracy theories (e.g., HIV was created to eliminate certain groups) and mistrust in the government, may influence whether adults undergo HIV testing. We examined relationships between these factors and recent HIV testing among at-risk, older adults.

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