title: HIV health crisis and African Americans: a cultural perspective.
abstract: While incidence of new HIV infections have decreased in the overall population, the numbers continue to rise in African-Americans creating a serious health emergency. Studies seem to imply that part of the rise is due to HIV beliefs and high risk behaviors among African Americans. Due to certain societal factors, African Americans appear to be at greater risk for contracting the virus. This article will examine these critical social factors and their impact on this current state of emergency in the African American community using Leininger's theory of Culture Care and Universality. Implications for health providers are also addressed.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Nursing, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Plowden
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D003256:Community Participation; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007389:Internal-External Control; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016746:Transcultural Nursing; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology