Prevention of HIV/AIDS among African American women

描述（由申请人提供）：拟定研究旨在研究 对40名艾滋病毒阳性的非裔美国人进行了320小时的现有录像采访 接受以人为中心疗法（PCA）的母亲。录像带经过检查 了解母亲群体肯定精神（GAE）（表达主要 关心别人，而不是主要关心自己。 具体来说，研究人员希望制定一项战略， 测量三种类型的群体肯定的强度和参与程度 气质：（1）对另一个重要的男性伴侣表示主要关注，（2） 对一个或多个儿童表示主要关注，以及（3）表示主要关注 关心自己。假设是，非裔美国人母亲的GAE 表达对另一个重要男性伴侣的主要关心将是 与GAE患者相比， 表达对孩子和自己的主要关注。这个假设提供了 关于妇女性别平等参与的信息，可用于制定一项 风险降低干预，然而，预防的实际发展 干预超出了本建议的范围。如果假设是 支持，下一步将是使用这些信息来设计一个 采取预防干预措施， 暴露于危险的性行为，例如那些导致 传播艾滋病毒以表达其GAE以尽量减少感染 艾滋病毒/艾滋病的

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed research is to investigate 320 hours of existing videotaped interviews with 40 HIV+ African American mothers who received Person-Centered Therapy (PCA). The videotapes are examined to understand the mothers' group affirming ethos (GAE)(expressing primary concern for the other as compared to expressing primary concern for oneself. Specifically, the researcher wishes to develop a strategy for identifying and measuring levels of intensity and involvement of three types of group affirming ethos: (1) expressing primary concern for a significant other male partner, (2) expressing primary concern for a child/children, and (3) expressing primary concern for oneself. The hypothesis is that African American mothers' GAE of expressing primary concern for a significant other male partner will be associated with significantly more risky sexual behavior than those of GAE of expressing primary concern for children and self. The hypothesis would provide information on the women's GAE that can be used to inform the development of a risk-reduction intervention, however, the actual development of the prevention intervention is beyond the scope of this proposal. If the hypothesis is supported, the next step would be to use this information to design a prevention intervention that would redirect women from expressing their GAE by exposing themselves to risky sexual behaviors, such as those that lead to the transmission of the AIDS Virus to expressing their GAE to minimize acquiring HIV/AIDS.