title: Midlife and older women's experiences and advice about sex with men, risk behaviors, and HIV prevention education.
abstract: This article reports on older women's experiences and advice on condom use, male-female relationships, HIV risk, and prevention education. It reports on findings from five written, open-ended questions with 110 ethnically and economically diverse women, 40-80 years old. Analysis revealed four themes: (a) Gap between condom use advice and condom use behavior; (b) invisibility with age; (c) negative expectations of men; and (d) desire for education that breaks the silence on sex. The article discusses the meaning of the findings as they relate to current knowledge about HIV prevention education and midlife and older women and offers recommendations for research and education.
authors.affiliation: a School of Social Work , California State University Los Angeles , Los Angeles , California , USA.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Altschuler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003267:Contraception / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012309:Risk-Taking; D021841:Safe Sex / Q000523:psychology; D012736:Sex Education / Q000379:methods*; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology
keywords: Ageism; HIV prevention; midlife and older women; risk behaviors; sexism