HIV RISK REDUCTION AMONG STD PATIENTS IN BOMBAY

描述(改编自摘要)：此应用程序请求为 旧金山加州大学旧金山分校艾滋病预防研究中心将开发一种 与艾滋病研究和控制中心(ARCON)的合作项目， 孟买J.J.医院。Arcon是一家提供艾滋病毒检测和 咨询和性病治疗。首席调查员提出一项 针对男性和女性HIV血清阳性和血清阴性的两年研究 在诊所就诊的性病患者。在项目的第一年， 研究人员将进行形成性研究，以确定背景和 高危行为的相关因素，并开发结构化问卷以 评估高危行为的流行率和发生率。他们还将 提高实验室诊断性传播疾病的能力并改进跟踪 随着时间推移跟踪受试者的策略。在第二年，他们将 对200名参与者进行纵向队列研究，以获得 关于现有艾滋病毒咨询和检测计划的影响的信息 关于艾滋病毒和性传播疾病感染的行为和事件。这一信息将是 用于完善当前的咨询和测试计划，并提高未来 艾滋病毒和性传播疾病风险降低战略。

DESCRIPTION (adapted from Abstract): This application requests funding for the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, UCSF, San Francisco to develop a collaborative project with the AIDS Research and Control Center (ARCON), J.J. Hospital, Bombay. ARCON is a center that provides HIV testing and counseling and STD treatment. The Principal Investigator proposes a two-year study targeting male and female HIV seropositive and seronegative STD patients attending the clinic. During the first year of the project, the researchers will conduct formative research to determine the context and correlates of high-risk behavior and to develop structured questionnaires to assess the prevalence and incidence of high risk behaviors. They will also improve laboratory capabilities to diagnose STDs and improve tracking strategies to follow subjects over time. During the second year, they will perform a longitudinal cohort study of 200 participants to obtain information on the impact of the existing HIV counseling and testing program on behavior and incident HIV and STD infections. This information will be used to refine the current counseling and testing program and enhance future HIV and STD risk reduction strategies.