Reduction of Risk Behaviour in People with HIV Infection

客观化 这项研究试图评估在泰国和泰国接受抗逆转录病毒(ARV)治疗的艾滋病毒感染者的行为风险。 并测试一项战略，以改变这些行为，从而降低艾滋病毒的传播率。 具体目标 1.衡量对抗逆转录病毒疗法的信念和看法，特别是在与艾滋病毒传播有关的情况下 2.在个人、家庭、社区和背景层面上确定预测性行为和注射行为的特征 接受抗逆转录病毒治疗的HIV感染者的危险行为和行为变化，可能是 可通过咨询干预进行修改 3.制定和测试以咨询为基础的干预措施，以降低艾滋病毒携带者的危险行为水平 正在接受抗逆转录病毒治疗的感染。 方法 该项目将在五年内分两个阶段进行。第一阶段将收集有关信念和认知、风险行为以及预测风险行为的因素的数据。第二阶段将使用这些数据来制定降低风险的方案 进行干预并测试其长期有效性。 预期结果 1.确定一种有效手段，改变在发展中国家接受抗逆转录病毒疗法的人的高危行为。 2.提高向感染者和受影响社区提供适当心理社会支助的能力。 3.提高在这种环境中进行未来行为研究的能力。

Objective This study seeks to assess behavioural risk in people with HIV receiving antiretroviral (ARV) therapy in Thailand and Cambodia and to test a strategy to modify these behaviours and consequently reduce the rate of HIV transmission. Specific Aims 1. Measure beliefs and perceptions about ARV therapy, particularly as they relate to HIV transmission 2. Identify characteristics at an individual, family, community and contextual level that predict sexual and injecting risk behaviour and behaviour change in people with HIV infection taking ARV therapy, and which may be modifiable through a counselling intervention 3. Develop and test a counselling-based intervention to reduce the level of risk behaviour among people with HIV infection taking ARV therapy. METHODS The project will be conducted in two stages over five years. The first stage will collect data on beliefs and perceptions, risk behaviours and the factors that predict risk behaviour. Stage two will use these data to develop a risk reduction intervention and test it for long term effectiveness. EXPECTED OUTCOMES 1. Identification of an effective means of modifying high risk behaviours in people taking ARV therapy in a developing country setting. 2. Increased ability to provide appropriate psychosocial support to infected persons and affected communities. 3. Increased capacity to undertake future behavioural research in this environment.