Preventing Aids : A Sourcebook for Behavioral Interventions


Seth C. Kalichman
Bok Engelsk 2014 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2014.
Omfang
1 online resource (233 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. HIV Risk; Sexual Risk Behaviors; Correlates of Risk; Epidemiology of HIV; Conclusions; Chapter 2. Risk Reduction; Postexposure Prevention; Barrier Methods; Safer Sex; Sexual Communication; HIV Risk Reduction Theory; Conclusions; Chapter 3. Selected Topics in Evaluating Interventions; Intervention Design Issues; Issues in Conducting Intervention Research; Outcome Evaluations; Conclusions; Chapter 4. Individual-Level Interventions; HIV Antibody Counseling and Testing. - Individualized HIV Prevention CounselingMotivational Enhancement for HIV Risk Reduction; Prevention Case Management; HIV Risk-Reduction Counseling for Couples; AIDS Hotlines and Telephone Counseling; Conclusions; Chapter 5. Small Group Interventions; Group HIV Risk-Reduction Interventions; Dimensions of Group-Level Interventions; Group-Level Intervention Effectiveness; Innovative Group Intervention; limitations of Small Group Approaches; Conclusions; Chapter 6. Community-Level Interventions; Social Influence Interventions; School-Based Interventions; Outreach Interventions; Social Marketing. - Media InterventionsSocial Action and Community Mobilization; Conclusions; Chapter 7. Technology Transfer; Defining HIV Prevention Technology; Models of Technology Transfer; Impediments to HIV Prevention Technology Transfer; Costs and Benefits of Prevention; Improving HIV Prevention Technology Transfer; Conclusions; References; Author Index; Subject Index. - This book provides a comprehensive overview of behavioral interventions to prevent HIV-AIDS risk-related behaviors. It synthesizes the empirical literature on individual, group, and community-level interventions and provides an objective and detailed assessment of intervention outcomes. Factors associated with behavioral risk for HIV transmission, theories of HIV risk behavior change, and the state of HIV prevention technology transfer are also reviewed. Additionally, behavioral interventions for adolescents and adults of diverse ethnic and sexual backgrounds are discussed with respect to each
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ISBN
0805824901. - 080582491X

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