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Understanding and Preventing HIV Risk Behavior - Safer Sex and Drug Use (Paperback)
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Understanding and Preventing HIV Risk Behavior - Safer Sex and Drug Use (Paperback)
Series: Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology
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The AIDS epidemic continues to grow in this country and around the
world. Currently, the only hope of stopping this tragedy is through
interventions that change individual behavior. This book provides
an excellent overview of current knowledge and research on how to
promote the behaviors of safer sex and safer drug use, which will
slow down the spread of HIV. It will be a useful resource for
researchers who examine HIV prevention and for community workers
and clinicians who wish to use sound, well-tested techniques for
their intervention work. In addition, the book can serve as a
thorough introduction for students who are new to the area of
behavioral research on HIV and AIDS. --from the Overview by Suzanne
C. Thompson & Stuart Oskamp Bringing together some of the most
active and respected researchers in the field, this volume presents
a state-of-the-art, integrated examination of behavioral research
aimed at reducing the transmission of HIV. In almost 20 years of
battling the AIDS epidemic, one theme has consistently emerged: The
solution to stopping the spread of the AIDS virus rests with
individual behavior. Understanding and Preventing HIV Risk Behavior
grapples with the critical question of how to influence people to
change high-risk behaviors, particularly in sexual activity and
drug use. The contributors take an in-depth look at the most
current HIV and AIDS epidemiological findings; the
information-motivation-behavioral skills model of risk behavior;
and empirical analyses of contraceptive decision making, denial
processes, and the role of attraction in heterosexual behavior.
This timely volume also examines research with special populations,
including African American youths, Latinos, both gay and straight
residents of HIV-impacted communities, active drug users, and
adolescents in countries that have different AIDS risk levels and
public health policies. Representing the latest in research on
safer sex and altering drug use behaviors, Understanding and
Preventing HIV Risk Behavior will be a valuable resource for
HIV-prevention researchers, community workers, and clinicians who
want to utilize research findings in their HIV intervention
programs. This volume will also benefit students seeking an
up-to-date overview of research on HIV/AIDS risk behavior.
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