Beyond Condoms

Download or read book Beyond Condoms written by Ann O'Leary, PhD and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reflects cutting-edge science that has only recently become available. It is a comprehensive assortment of new approaches to HIV prevention. It describes a set of prevention strategies that do not solely rely on male condoms, including: the use of HIV antibody testing and `negotiated safety', abstinence, control of sexually transmitted diseases, treatment advances as prevention, and psychopharmacology to assist with behavior change. It is of interest to HIV prevention scientists, health psychologists, health educators, and public health workers in the communities at risk.