HIV counseling for behavior change

¹Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco 94105, USA.

AIDS Education and Prevention : Official Publication of the International Society for AIDS Education

|April 1, 1997

Abstract:

The purpose of this paper was to provide a framework for discussion in the working group on HIV Counseling for Behavior Change at the Third USAID HIV/AIDS Prevention Conference. The paper begins with a section defining HIV counseling and describing different types of HIV counseling. Next, points of consensus and controversy regarding the conduct and evaluation of HIV counseling are discussed. This is followed by a section outlining findings to date on the effectiveness of HIV counseling, and a discussion of methodological issues in evaluating counseling outcomes. Finally, the paper includes a list of key issues for further research.

Keywords:

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--prevention and control Behavior Clinic Activities Counseling Diseases Hiv Infections--prevention and control Organization And Administration Program Activities Programs Risk Behavior Risk Reduction Behavior Viral Diseases

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