AIDS, Sexual Behavior, and Intravenous Drug Use

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Publication Year:1989

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Charles F. Turner, Heather G. Miller, and Lincoln E. Moses, Editors; Committee on AIDS Research and the Behavioral, Social, and Statistical Sciences; National Research Council
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The AIDS virus is spread by human behaviors enacted in a variety of social situations. In order to prevent further infection, we need to know more about these behaviors. This volume explores what is known about the number of people ...
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Front Matter	i-xvi
Summary	1-28	(skim)
I Understanding the Spread of HIV Infection	29-30	(skim)
1 Monitoring the Epidemic	31-72	(skim)
2 Sexual Behavior and AIDS	73-185	(skim)
3 AIDS and IV Drug Use	186-256	(skim)
II Intervening to Limit the Spread of HIV Infection	257-258	(skim)
4 Facilitating Change in Health Behaviors	259-315	(skim)
5 Evaluating the Effects of AIDS Interventions	316-356	(skim)
III Impediments to Research and Intervention	357-358	(skim)
6 Barriers to Research	359-371	(skim)
7 Social Barriers to AIDS Prevention	372-402	(skim)
Appendixes	403-404	(skim)
A The Committee	405-411	(skim)
B Supplemental Data	412-426	(skim)
Background Papers	427-428	(skim)
On the Accuracy of Current Estimates of the Numbers of Intravenous Drug Users	429-446	(skim)
Monitoring the Spread of HIV Infection	447-470	(skim)
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of AIDS Prevention Programs: Concepts, Complications, and Illustrations	471-499	(skim)
Sexuality Across the Life Course in the United States	500-536	(skim)
Sex Counts: A Methodological Critique of Hite	537-547	(skim)
Trends in Premarital Sexual Behavior	548-568	(skim)
Index	569-590	(skim)

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The AIDS virus is spread by human behaviors enacted in a variety of social situations. In order to prevent further infection, we need to know more about these behaviors. This volume explores what is known about the number of people infected, risk-associated behaviors, facilitation of behavioral change, and barriers to more effective prevention efforts.