Behavioral interventions for prevention and control of sexually transmitted diseases

The book addresses the complexities and social contexts of human behaviors which spread STDs, the cultural barriers to STD education (ranging from conservative mores to ‘stay out of my bedroom’ libertarianism), and the sociopoliticalnuances surrounding treatment. Over forty contributors offer a practical appraisal of what is being done now and what can be improved, such as: an overviewof current behavioral and biomedical interventions for STD prevention and control, a discussion of what works for individuals, groups, and communities, up to date thinking about such traditional prevention approaches as partner notification and health care seeking, STD prevention strategies with high-risk populations, including drug users, gay men, teenagers, incarcerated persons, and persons with repeat infections, the state of prevention technology: condoms, vaccines, the Internet, ethical, economic, and policy issues in STD prevention, applying intervention models to real-world situations, guidelines. This field of study tends to draw heavily from the medicine. Therefore, resources available on sexually-transmitted diseases tend to be from a medical perspective, andso there are few comprehensive resources available from a behavioral perspective The editors are leaders in the field and manage the leading research center in the world on this topic at the CDC INDICE: From the contents Preface.- Foreword.- Part I: Overview Chapters–Behavioral Interventions.- Part II: Intervention Approaches.- Part III: Interventions by Population.- Part IV: Understanding Methods.- Part V: Ethical and Policy Issues.

• ISBN: 978-0-387-85768-8
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 578
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés