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“HOW PERSONALITY AFFECTS HIV AND AIDS AWARENESS AMONG BLACK MEN AND THEIR COMMUNITIES” by Clifford Pope, (2011)

Introduction

The study explored personality factors among African American men which either hindered or enhanced the subjects' likelihood of seeking professional testing and or healthcare for HIV/AIDS. Black men having unprotected sex is the leading cause of HIV/AIDS within the Black community (CDC 2008). Other researchers have described the problem and tried to address it by performing constant comparative data analyses of focus group discussions (Bogart & Bird, 2003; Essien, Meshack, & Ross, 2002; Lemelle, 2002). Several themes related to HIV/AIDS ...