Paper Title
The study of sexual behavior in relation to the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus: Caveats and recommendations
Keywords
- Sexual Behavior
- HIV Transmission
- AIDS Prevention
- Behavioral Data
- Risk Behaviors
- Sexual Health Education
- Ethnic Groups
- Racial Groups
- Social Groups
- Age Groups
- Sexual Orientation
- Biomedical Research
- Vaccine Testing
- Pregnancy Risks
- Public Health
- HIV Prevention
Journal
Research Impact Tools
Publication Info
Volume: 43 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 921–927
Published On
March, 1988
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Abstract
To create the behavior-change programs essential for limiting the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic, we must obtain a precise understanding of the sexual behavior, knowledge, and attitudes of our nation's various ethnic, racial, social, age, regional, and sexual orientation groups. Such information is necessary for developing the precisely targeted educational programs that currently are our most effective means of reducing risk behaviors and halting the spread of the disease in the United States. These behavioral data are also crucial to biomedical investigations, making possible the identification of appropriate subjects for programs ranging from the testing of vaccines to the evaluation of the threat to pregnant women and their offspring. In this article, we summarize data on sexual behaviors associated with the transmission of the AIDS virus (i.e., human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]) and discuss selected issues relevant to the conduct of research on human sexuality.
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