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9780306444395

Methodological Issues in AIDS Behavioral Research

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  • ISBN13:

    9780306444395

  • ISBN10:

    0306444399

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1993-09-01
  • Publisher: Plenum Pub Corp
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Summary

Methodological problems have hampered researchers' efforts to understand and control AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic. This practical book addresses these problems by using actual health research case studies to develop strategies regarding design and sampling, measurement, and analysis and modeling issues. Researchers working on both biological and behavioral aspects of the disease will find this work a singularly effective tool to improve their study designs.

Table of Contents

Design, Measurement, and TradeOff Issues in HIV Research
Design and Sampling Issues: Ethical Issues and Approaches in AIDS Research
Sampling Considerations in Research on HIV Risk and Illness
QuasiExperimental Designs in AIDS Psychological Research
Measurement Issues: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Techniques to Develop Culturally Sensitive Measures
Understanding Sexual Behaviors and Drug Use Among African-Americans
Response Bias of AIDS-Related Sexual Behavior
Recollection in the Kingdom of AIDS
Comments on Loftus and Croyle's Chapter
Analysis and Modeling Issues: Using Surveillance Data for Assessing and Projecting the AIDS Epidemic
Comment on de Gruttola and Pagano's Chapter
Analytic Methods for Estimating HIVTreatment and Other Cofactor Effects
The Design and Analysis of Partner Studies of HIV Transmission
Index
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