Christopher E. Beaudoin
HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis of message frames and their social determinants
Tulane University
light great threat hivaids poses subsaharan africa current study assesses hivaids posters region specific reference health message frames including hiv sources consequences selfefficacy preventive means barriers benefits employing means prevention twostep methodology first content hivaids posters 15 subsaharan african countries coded six health message frames second relationships health message frames four social determinants hiv rate hiv awareness condom use uncertainty avoidance uai assessed hierarchical linear modeling hlm analysis indicates selfefficacy common frame almost onequarter posters none six health message frames hlm indicates favorable findings including health message frames used often countries troubling levels hiv awareness condom use less favorably health message frames used least common countries high levels uai high hiv rates improvements related media practices policy articulated