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Using the Social-Ecological Model of HIV Prevention to Explore HIV Testing Behaviors of Young Black College Women

Dyson, Yarneccia D. PhD, MSW*; Mobley, Yashonda MPH; Harris, Gabrielle RN, MSN, FNP-C; Randolph, Schenita D. PhD, RN, MPH, CNE

Yarneccia D. Dyson, PhD, MSW, is an Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.

Yashonda Mobley, MPH, was a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.

Gabrielle Harris, RN, MSN, FNP-C, is a doctoral student at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Schenita D. Randolph, PhD, RN, MPH, CNE, is an Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

(*Correspondence to:[email protected]).

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Abstract

_The purpose of our study was to explore HIV testing behaviors and attitudes among young Black women ages 18-24 years in southern North Carolina (_N =17) using a semi-structured interview based on the Socio-Ecological Model. The findings showed that individual, interpersonal, social, and organizational factors contributed to participants' testing behaviors and attitudes. Understanding the factors that influence attitudes and intention for HIV testing among young Black women will inform the development of culturally congruent prevention interventions and programs.

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