AEGiS-BKREV: Adolescents and AIDS: A Generation in Jeopardy

Adolescents and AIDS: A Generation in Jeopardy

Sage Publications, Inc., 2455 Teller Road, Newbury Park, CA 91320. 314p., bibliog., index. ISSN 0-8039-4181-1, 0-8039-4182-Xpbk. $17.95pbk.
Edited by Ralph J. DiClemente. 1992.

"This book, and the research underlying it, lay the foundations for understanding the problems (about AIDS) and what to do about them." "Prevention programs that will have any chance of success, first need good data about the prevalence and incidence of AIDS, of HIV infection, and of sexual practices among adolescents. The second requirement is a thoroughgoing understanding of the determinants of high risk behaviors and the consequent diseases in these populations. The full range of determinants--economic, social, psychological, policy--need to be explored. The third requirement is good sound data on the impact of preventive programs on behavior and disease spread in this vulnerable population." To this end the editor has done a remarkable job in collecting information. He shows "that information can be collected, that programs can be evaluated, and that they may have impact acceptable to many segments of society."

DiClemente presents a wealth of information beginning with the first part of five chapters covering "Epidemiology: The Scope of the Problem", discussing the various problems that pertain to adolescents. Part 2--"Prevention: Theory, Design, and Evaluation" includes seven chapters that deal with the development, implementation, and evaluation of intervention strategies for promoting and adoption and maintenance of HIV-preventive behaviors. This is an especially important part of the book since prevention and the education of prevention are at the core of all AIDS research at the present time until a cure or vaccine is developed. Finally the three chapters of the last part--"Policy and Legal Perspectives"--describe the role of health and public policy as it affects adolescents in the context of the AIDS epidemic. This book should be required reading by all people who are concerned with the youths of today and the problems they face with AIDS. This includes behavioral and medical researchers, counselors, practitioners, policy analysts, program administrators, planners, and others. Highly recommended for all libraries. (H. Robert Malinowsky)

Keywords: Adolescents, Prevention, Government Policy, Epidemiology, Public Policy, Psycosocial, Homeless, Ethics

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