Changing AIDS-risk behavior.

Changing AIDS-risk behavior.

This article contains a comprehensive, critical review of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-risk-reduction literature on interventions that have targeted risky sexual behavior and intravenous drug use practices. A conceptually based, highly generalizable model for promoting and evaluating AIDS-risk behavior change in any population of interest is then proposed. The model holds that ...

SMS Mobile Technology Success in Changing HIV/AIDS Behavior through Awareness

This is a research in progress. The study reviews four theoretical modes on mobile technology and proposes a unified model to understand consumer attitude, intention, and behavior when using Short Message Service (SMS) in mobile technology. The proposed model includes SMS success factors, consumer beliefs, SMS success measure, and demographic dimensions. By setting the study in an international...

human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome risk (hiv/aids)-taking behavior and hiv/aids knowledge with african-american women

Towards an understanding of risk behavior: an AIDS risk reduction model (ARRM).

This report presents a three-stage model (ARRM) that characterize people's efforts to change sexual behaviors related to HIV transmission. ARRM focuses on social and psychological factors hypothesized to influence (1) labeling of high risk behaviors as problematic, (2) making a commitment to changing high risk behaviors, and (3) seeking and enacting solutions directed at reducing high risk acti...

Changing health behavior in youth.

This paper is reformatted and reprinted as part of the 40 anniversary of the American Journal of Health Education (formerly School Health Review) Health Education – Our Heritage series. The original paper appeared in Volume 1 (September 1969, pp. 15-19). At that time, Godfrey M. Hochbaum was deputy director, Social Analysis and Evaluation Program, National Center for Health Services Research an...