Cognitive and attitudinal impacts of a university AIDS course: interdisciplinary education as a public health intervention. | Zendy

Ronald P. Strauss | Zendy; Inge B. Corless | Zendy; James W. Luckey | Zendy; Charles M. van der Horst | Zendy; B. Dennis | Zendy

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Cognitive and attitudinal impacts of a university AIDS course: interdisciplinary education as a public health intervention.

Author(s) -

Ronald P. Strauss,

Inge B. Corless,

James W. Luckey,

Charles M. van der Horst,

B. Dennis

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.82.4.569

Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , public health , cognition , medical education , family medicine , psychology , health education , medicine , gerontology , nursing , psychiatry

This paper describes an interdisciplinary, variable credit-bearing university course on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) that enrolled 429 students. Pre- and post-course questionnaires were used to assess knowledge and attitudes relative to AIDS and these were compared to National Health Interview Survey findings. Considerable cognitive and attitudinal changes occurred over the course period. University courses, taught annually, were found to be an efficient mechanism for educating large numbers of future community leaders and professionals about AIDS.

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