Beyond Condoms: Alternative Approaches to HIV Prevention

ISBN-13: 9781475776867 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 242 str.

Ann O'Leary Phd

Opis

This book reflects cutting-edge science that has only recently become available. It is a comprehensive assortment of new approaches to HIV prevention. It describes a set of prevention strategies that do not solely rely on male condoms, including: the use of HIV antibody testing and negotiated safety', abstinence, control of sexually transmitted diseases, treatment advances as prevention, and psychopharmacology to assist with behavior change. It is of interest to HIV prevention scientists, health psychologists, health educators, and public health workers in the communities at risk.

Spis treści

Contributors. Foreword. Preface. Negotiated Safety Agreements Among Gay Men; S. Kippax. Structural Barriers and Facilitators in HIV Prevention: A Review of International Research; C. Klein, et al. Female-Controlled Prevention Technologies; J.S. Moore, M. Rogers. STD Diagnosis and Treatment as an HIV Prevention Strategy; S.O. Aral, T.A. Peterman. HIV Treatment Advances as Prevention; L. Paxton, R. Janssen. The Abstinence Strategy for Reducing Sexual Risk Behavior; J.B. Jemmott III, D. Fry. Assessing the Cost-effectiveness of Alternative Approaches to HIV Prevention; S.D. Pinkerton, D.R. Holtgrave. `Gray Area Behaviors' and Partner Selection Strategies; R.J. Wolitski, B.M. Branson. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors as a Treatment for Sexual Compulsivity; T. Suarez, et al. Prevention Triage: Optimizing Multiple HIV Intervention Strategies; A. O'Leary, et al. Index.