Preventing AIDS

Seth C. Kalichman's book reviews the research on behavioral programs aimed at lowering HIV and AIDS risk. Its coverage runs from work with individuals to group and community efforts, and each approach is weighed against the results it has produced so far.

The text also examines what drives people toward risky conduct that can spread HIV, along with the theories that explain how such behavior changes. It considers how well prevention methods have been carried from research settings into practice.

Throughout, the author looks at behavioral interventions designed for adolescents and adults from many ethnic and sexual backgrounds. Although sexual risk reduction is the main concern, the book also covers efforts to change the sexual behavior of people who abuse substances.