Conspiracy theories

Writing about the continuing aftermath of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, as well as other more recent events, Sandra Quinn, of the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina, comments that “belief in genocide, accompanied by distrust of government reports on AIDS, may be contributing to continuing transmission of HIV by maintaining a social environment steeped in denial and contributing to lack of social support for use of condoms, needle exchange programs, and participation in clinical trials."⁽¹⁾  

	Reinterpretation: needle exchange as the denial of medical care in a manner similar to the Tuskegee syphilis experiment
	Policies, not a conspiracy, cause spread of HIV/AIDS

Footnote

(1) Sandra Crouse Quinn. 1997. “Belief in AIDS as a form of genocide: implications for HIV prevention programs for African Americans,” Journal of Health Education, November/December, Supplement, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. S6-S11.  See also:

Stephen B. Thomas and James W. Curran. 1999. "Tuskegee: from science to conspiracy to metaphor." American Journal of Medical Sciences.  vol. 317, no.1, January, pp. 1-4.

Stephen B. Thomas.  2000. "The Legacy of Tuskegee: AIDS and African Americans," Body Positive, January/February.

Giselle Corbie-Smith. 1999. "The continuing legacy of the Tuskegee syphilis study: Considerations for clinical investigation." American Journal of the Medical Sciences.  Vol. 317, no. 1.  January. pp. 5-8.

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