Primary Prevention of AIDS

by Mays, Vickie M.; Albee, George W.; Schneider, Stanley F.

• ISBN13: 9780803936003
• ISBN10: 0803936001
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1989-06-01
• Publisher: Sage Pubns

Summary

For everyone involved in efforts to prevent, and ultimately cure, AIDS, this book - the most authoritative and well-researched to date - is essential reading. Medical authorities, policy-makers, psychologists, social workers and a host of other professionals have all identified AIDS as the most serious and threatening health problem facing society today. It is an illness that presents unparalleled challenges. Contributors to this volume discuss questions arising from the threat of AIDS, such as: What can be done to prevent its spread? Are there psychological costs associated with changes in behaviour aimed at reducing risk? Primary Prevention of AIDS provides a sober, realistic and detailed assessment on the epidemiology of the disease, the modes of its transmission, and populations targeted for special prevention efforts. Special emphasis is placed on behavioural changes in high-risk groups, changes that have proved successful in slowing the spread of AIDS.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Primary Prevention in Public Health

Problems and Challenges of Behavior Change as Prevention

The Faces of Aids: What We Are Trying to Prevent

A Risk Assessment of the AIDS Epidemic

AIDS

A Family Perspective

A Christmas Story

The Eighties

The Worldwide Epidemiology and Prevention of AIDS

Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Immune System Regulation of the Central Nervous System

Theories, Models, and Research on Health, Risk, and Decision Making

Using the Theory of Reasoned Action as a Framework for Understanding and Changing AIDS-Related Behavior

The Health Belief Model

Some Implications for Behavior Change, with Reference to Homosexual Males

Perceived Self-Efficacy in the Exercise of Control Over AIDS Infection

Perceptions of Personal Susceptibility to Harm

Making Decisions about AIDS

Prevention in Targeted Populations

Gay Men

Are There Psychological Costs Associated With Changes in Behavior to Reduce AIDS Risk?

Group Intervention to Reduce AIDS Risk Behaviors in Gay Men

Applications of Behavioral Principles

Implications of the Aids Risk-Reduction Model for the Gay Community

The Importance of Perceived Sexual Enjoyment and Help-Seeking Behaviors

Commentary

Ethnic Minorities and Women

AIDS Prevention in Black Populations

Methods of a Safer Kind

Pulling Coyote's Tale

Native American Sexuality and AIDS

AIDS Prevention Models in Asian American Communities

Women and HIV Infection

Issues in Prevention and Behavior Change

Commentary

Intravenous Drug Users

Mexican-American Intravenous Drug Users' Needle-Sharing Practices

Implications for AIDS Prevention

Commentary

An Agenda for Psychological Training and Research

An AIDS Research and Training Agenda for Psychology

Mental Health Practitioners and Their Roles in the AIDS Crisis

Components of a Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing the Risk of AIDS in Adolescents

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's AIDS-Related Activities

Overview of the AIDS Program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse

The National Institute of Mental Health

Introduction

The Faces of AIDS

What we are Trying to Prevent

Theories, Models, and Research on Health, Risk, and Decision Making

Prevention in Targeted Populations

Gay Men

Ethnic Minorities and Women

Intravenous Drug Users

An Agenda for Psychological Training and Research

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