| Literature DB >> 12857654 |
Mary K Casey1, Mike Allen, Tara Emmers-Sommer, Erin Sahlstein, Dan Degooyer, Alaina Winters, Amy Elisabeth Wagner, Tim Dun.
Abstract
This meta-analysis summarizes the available data concerning the impact that the public announcement that Earvin "Magic" Johnson, a National Basketball Association All-Star, had tested positive for HIV. The results demonstrate that the announcement increased the level of accurate knowledge in persons, the number of persons getting tested for HIV, and the desire to obtain more information about HIV and AIDS. For adults the impact of the announcement was to increase the perception of vulnerability while for children/adolescents the announcement diminished the perception of risk.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12857654 DOI: 10.1080/10810730305682
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Health Commun ISSN: 1081-0730