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Abstract
Population surveys concerning 'risk behaviours' thought to be related to the AIDS epidemic are many. Nevertheless, unfocused inquiry into diffuse behaviours in undifferentiated populations is not productive in low-seroprevalence populations, especially when the point is to design some form of intervention that might actually avert further infection. This is because of a failure to distinguish conceptually between the relevance of AIDS-related behavioural data for individuals and for populations. An illustration is drawn from the AIDS epidemic in Santiago, Chile, and an alternative perspective, based on extensive interviews with persons with AIDS and a survey of current HIV-surveillance and blood-screening programs, is described.Entities:
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Americas; Behavior; Chile; Critique; Data Collection; Developing Countries; Diseases; Economic Factors; Epidemics; Examinations And Diagnoses; Hematologic Tests; Hiv Infections; Interviews; Kap Surveys; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Laboratory Procedures; Latin America; Needs; Organization And Administration; Population At Risk; Program Design; Programs; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sampling Studies; Sex Behavior; South America; Studies; Surveys; Target Population; Viral Diseases
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Year: 1993 PMID： 10148795
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Health Transit Rev ISSN： 1036-4005