AEGiS-10IAC: Strategies to improve research on behavioral issues in HIV vaccine trials.

10th International AIDS Conference


Yokohama, Japan — Aug 7-12, 1994

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Strategies to improve research on behavioral issues in HIV vaccine trials.

Int Conf AIDS 1994 Aug 7-12; 10:402 (abstract no. PD0790)
Pequegnat W, Stover E; National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health.

OBJECTIVE: Identify key behavioral issues in the conduct of HIV vaccine trials.

METHODS: Review efforts sponsored by the NIMH to develop effective strategies to improve research on behavioral issues in HIV vaccine trials.

RESULTS: Convergent findings will be presented to illustrate how principles of behavior and behavior change can be used to ensure that valid data on vaccine efficacy is obtained. Data on effective behavioral and cognitive strategies that could be adapted will be considered. Assessment of high risk behavior, ensuring informed consent, recruitment in high seroprevalence areas, adherence/compliance, and other issues that have implications for the conduct of HIV vaccine trials will be reviewed in NIMH-supported research projects.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: In the USA, NIMH has been the lead in developing a behavioral research program associated with HIV transmission that are of concern in the design of vaccine trials. In addition, to summarizing these behavioral issues, this poster will suggest basic behavioral studies that can be conducted within a vaccine trial.

Keywords: AEGIS, AIDS Vaccines, Risk-Taking, HIV Infections, Anti-HIV Agents, HIV Seroprevalence, Research Design, HIV-1, Thinking, HIV, Learning, Research, Seroepidemiologic Studies, transmission, ICA10KWDaegis,aidsvaccines,risk-taking,hivinfections,anti-hivagents,hivseroprevalence,researchdesign,hiv-1,thinking,hiv,learning,research,seroepidemiologicstudies,transmission,ica10
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