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Truth and deception in AIDS information brochures

A Jones1

  • 1Arizona State University, USA.

Journal of Homosexuality
|January 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Governments often hide information about HIV/AIDS, claiming the public can't handle the truth. However, this study finds no evidence to support that fear, evaluating state AIDS brochures for accuracy.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Communication
  • Governmental Policy

Background:

  • Governments may withhold information regarding HIV/AIDS, citing public emotional responses.
  • The justification for secrecy often assumes public irrationality when fully informed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To document state governmental subversion of expansive constructions of HIV/AIDS.
  • To evaluate the accuracy and completeness of state-issued AIDS brochures.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of governmental communication strategies concerning HIV/AIDS.
  • Comparative review and ranking of state AIDS brochures based on information content.

Main Results:

  • Evidence suggests governmental deception and secrecy regarding HIV/disease.
  • No empirical support found for the claim that the public reacts irrationally to full information.

Conclusions:

  • State governments engage in information control regarding HIV/AIDS.
  • Public brochures on AIDS vary significantly in their accuracy and comprehensiveness.

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