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Perceptions Of A Hiv Testing Message Targeted For At-Risk Adults With Low Functional Health Literacy, Susan L. Hunter
Perceptions Of A Hiv Testing Message Targeted For At-Risk Adults With Low Functional Health Literacy, Susan L. Hunter
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This study analyses warehoused data collected by Georgia State University and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (GSU/CDC) researchers after developing an HIV testing message for urban adults with low functional health literacy. It expands previous work by examining data collected when 202 primarily African-American homeless clients of an urban community based organization (CBO) reviewed both the low literacy brochure (Wallace et. al., 2006) and a standard HIV brochure (Georgia Department of Human Resources, 1997). Participants’ health literacy was assessed using 2 measures; the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine or REALM (Davis, Crouch, Long & Green) and the …