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HIV/AIDS
Studies from University of Alberta provide new data on HIV/AIDS
June 16th, 2009
"The ongoing epidemic of HIV/AIDS in Western societies (in particular in North America), where most of the population knows about the disease and how it is transmitted, suggests that providing information is not enough to change unsafe conduct. More complex psychosocial processes, mainly still unexplored, seem to underlie the translation of health knowledge about the disease and the infection into safe practices," scientists in Edmonton, Canada report. "In this article we explore the discourse of young people in Alberta about HIV/AIDS and discuss ways in which this information might be used to shape preventive strategies. We conducted eight focus groups with young...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-16)
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