Integrated Behavioral Intervention
In the study “Integrated Behavioral Intervention to Improve HIV/AIDS Treatment Adherence and Reduce HIV Transmission”, a strategic method was utilized to assess the impact an integrated behavioral intervention imposed on reducing HIV transmission risks in individuals living with HIV/AIDS (Kalichman, et al., 2011). The participants of the study were 310 men and 126 women 18 years of age or older from an AIDS service provider in Atlanta Georgia. The research was comprised of two distinct conditions that followed the same operational procedures. In the first condition, antiretroviral therapy adherence was monitored by unannounced pill counts, and in the second condition computerized interviews were monitored …show more content…
The primary studies applied in the study were required to have an experimental design, an intervention geared towards risky adolescent behaviors, and calculation of effect size (Chookaew (Watthayu), 2004). The study was done to evaluate how effective HIV/AIDS prevention intervention programs have been in altering the mentality, attitudes, self-efficacy and behaviors of the adolescents and to seek a correlation between the designed programs and results (Chookaew (Watthayu), 2004). After the study was complete, the data indicated that knowledge was greatly impacted, whereas the other effect sizes were minor. Essentially, this studied proved valuable information that policy makers and program designers could take into consideration to make changes in efforts of reducing HIV/AIDS particularly in adolescents (Chookaew (Watthayu), …show more content…
Fortunately, it is safe to say that today that major changes have been made in government, religious groups and disadvantaged communities that provides funding, support and education about HIV/AIDS. This acceptance has helped to decrease the spread of the disease and it has provided many people with enough knowledge about the disease, to reject the stigmas that arise. Nonetheless, as society progresses, the accuracy of these stigmas begins to evacuate. The studies indicated a steady and positive correlation between the interventions and the impact they had on managing HIV.
Overall, there were minor limitations renowned during the course of the studies. The first study took into consideration that most people afflicted with the virus have little or no access to the vaccines, tussle with lifelong adherence, or are in danger of possibly developing toxicities. The second study was bias in the amount of time that was dedicated to sexual risk reduction. Also, the self-reported data contributed to the limitations of the
In the study “Integrated Behavioral Intervention to Improve HIV/AIDS Treatment Adherence and Reduce HIV Transmission”, a strategic method was utilized to assess the impact an integrated behavioral intervention imposed on reducing HIV transmission risks in individuals living with HIV/AIDS (Kalichman, et al., 2011). The participants of the study were 310 men and 126 women 18 years of age or older from an AIDS service provider in Atlanta Georgia. The research was comprised of two distinct conditions that followed the same operational procedures. In the first condition, antiretroviral therapy adherence was monitored by unannounced pill counts, and in the second condition computerized interviews were monitored …show more content…
The primary studies applied in the study were required to have an experimental design, an intervention geared towards risky adolescent behaviors, and calculation of effect size (Chookaew (Watthayu), 2004). The study was done to evaluate how effective HIV/AIDS prevention intervention programs have been in altering the mentality, attitudes, self-efficacy and behaviors of the adolescents and to seek a correlation between the designed programs and results (Chookaew (Watthayu), 2004). After the study was complete, the data indicated that knowledge was greatly impacted, whereas the other effect sizes were minor. Essentially, this studied proved valuable information that policy makers and program designers could take into consideration to make changes in efforts of reducing HIV/AIDS particularly in adolescents (Chookaew (Watthayu), …show more content…
Fortunately, it is safe to say that today that major changes have been made in government, religious groups and disadvantaged communities that provides funding, support and education about HIV/AIDS. This acceptance has helped to decrease the spread of the disease and it has provided many people with enough knowledge about the disease, to reject the stigmas that arise. Nonetheless, as society progresses, the accuracy of these stigmas begins to evacuate. The studies indicated a steady and positive correlation between the interventions and the impact they had on managing HIV.
Overall, there were minor limitations renowned during the course of the studies. The first study took into consideration that most people afflicted with the virus have little or no access to the vaccines, tussle with lifelong adherence, or are in danger of possibly developing toxicities. The second study was bias in the amount of time that was dedicated to sexual risk reduction. Also, the self-reported data contributed to the limitations of the