Develop a positive working relationship between researchers and community groups focusing on HIV/AIDS prevention, and discover how to evaluate HIV/AIDS programs! An indispensable manual for everyone involved with HIV/AIDS research, prevention techniques, and the needs of individuals with HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS Prevention: Current Issues in Community Practice covers everything from the likelihood of condom usage by college women to the psychological effects on minority men infected with the HIV/AIDS virus.
Key Features
- Factors necessary for valid HIV/AIDS prevention program evaluations
- Assessments of coping strategies, psychological variables, and the physical well-being of African-American and Latino men living with HIV/AIDS
- Steps for the collaborative process between researchers and community groups
- Making a good match between community-based organizations and researchers
Additional Information
HIV/AIDS Prevention gives you pertinent information on the necessary collaborative steps needed to create a positive researcher/community based organisation (COB) partnership that will benefit researchers and those affected by the disease. In HIV/AIDS Prevention, you will examine many different models designed to effectively foster a positive researcher/CBO relationship while learning how to overcome problems you may encounter when researching a social issue or working with a researcher. This book also explains how and why many HIV prevention programs have been poorly evaluated due to a lack of funds and social politics. In addition, you will discover how you can obtain and/or perform a true evaluation of an HIV prevention program.
