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Where Are the Gaps? The Effects of HIV‐prevention Interventions on Behavioral Change
Author(s) -
Bollinger Lori,
CooperArnold Katharine,
Stover John
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
studies in family planning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1728-4465
pISSN - 0039-3665
DOI - 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2004.00003.x
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , behavior change , abstinence , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , behaviour change , developing country , medicine , behavior change communication , theory of change , environmental health , psychology , gerontology , population , family medicine , social psychology , health services , psychiatry , economic growth , economics , management
As more funding becomes available for HIV/AIDS programs in developing countries, an understanding of how prevention interventions lead to behavioral change and how behavioral change leads to reductions in HIV prevalence is crucial. This study presents the results of an extensive effort to develop a matrix to relate coverage of key HIV/AIDS‐prevention services to changes in behavior among different risk groups and to describe the gaps that exist in the literature. Many studies could not be included in the matrix because they did not meet the necessary criteria. Evaluation of interventions targeting abstinence programs, workplace programs, and certain groups at high risk of infection would prove invaluable.