Article Title
Behavioral Change in Homosexual Men at Risk of AIDS: Intervention and Policy Implications
Abstract
With more than fifty thousand cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) diagnosed since its initial recognition in 1981 and no cure or vaccine in sight, experts agree that prevention is of the utmost importance. Yet very little research has investigated how existing social-psychological and health behavioral knowledge can be applied to the special circumstances of programmatic responses to AIDS. One of the central aims of our own research group has been to describe the psychosocial determinants of successful behavioral risk reduction among homosexual men, the largest affected group. This work is reviewed and its implications for the development of intervention programs and public health policy are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Montgomery, Suzanne B. and Joseph, Jill G.
(1988)
"Behavioral Change in Homosexual Men at Risk of AIDS: Intervention and Policy Implications,"
New England Journal of Public Policy: Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 26.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/nejpp/vol4/iss1/26
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