AIDS EDUCATION TO I.V. DRUG USERS AND SEXUAL PARTNERS

该项目将查明、介绍和教育吸毒者 静脉注射或他们的性伴侣谁是高风险的 感染艾滋病 这些高风险人士将被识别为 与一些社区机构联系，包括： 美沙酮维持方案，其他药物治疗 计划，福利计划，刑事司法机构（监狱， 拘留中心、缓刑和假释）、医院诊所和 急诊室、公共卫生护士转诊和其他此类 社. 此外，还针对这些人开展了大众媒体宣传运动， 个人将得到发展和评估。 热线电话将是 是为了让个人接受教育而设立的。 教育将包括三个方面的努力：一个小时的基本 教育会议，专业运行的程序和主持人 经营自助教育计划。 这后两 计划将包括每周一次的六个小组， 周 自愿参加更密集的 干预将被随机分配到两组之一， 艾滋病毒血液检测和检测后咨询以及额外转诊 将提供适当的治疗和社会服务， 所有科目。 研究评估将包括过程分析 对各种教育工作的影响进行评估， 使用准实验设计。 协方差分析， 判别分析和LISREL被认为是潜在的数据 分析技术。

This project will identify, refer and educate persons who use drugs intravenously or their sexual partners who are at high risk of contracting AIDS. Such high risk persons will be identified by contacting them in a number of community agencies including: methadone maintenance programs, other drug treatment programs, welfare programs, criminal justice agencies (jails, detention centers, probation and parole), hospital clinics and emergency rooms, public health nurse referrals and other such agencies. In addition, a mass media campaign targeted at these individuals will be developed and evaluated. A Hotline will be established to refer individuals into educational efforts. Education will consist of three efforts: a one-hour basic education session, a professionally-run program and a facilitator operated self help educational program. These latter two programs will consist of groups which meet once a week for six weeks. Individuals who volunteer for the more intensive intervention will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups HIV blood testing and post-test counseling and additional referral into appropriate treatment and social services will be provided for all subjects. Research evaluation will include a process analysis and impact evaluation of the various educational efforts through use of quasi-experimental designs. Analysis of covariance, discriminant analysis and LISREL are proposed as potential data analytic techniques.