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Assessing AIDS/HIV prevention: What do we know in Europe?

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Summary

An EC concerted action on the assessment of AIDS/HIV prevention strategies was conducted between 1989 and 1992. The aim of this concerted action (CA) was to bring together researchers who are active in this assessment field, make an initial appraisal of the results of AIDS prevention efforts in various population groups in Europe and develop an assessment methodology. Five areas of study were selected for the CA:

  • -the population as a whole (“general population”),

  • -men who have sexual relations with other men,

  • -intravenous drug users,

  • -migrant populations,

  • -monitoring of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) to determine changes in behaviour.

For each of these areas a working group composed of the leading researchers in the field in Europe was constituted and commissioned by the project administration and coordination team to collate and analyse data on prevention efforts and their assessment in different countries of Europe. This review presents the main results from the groups responsible in each area in the concerted action. A number of general conclusions from the results of this concerted action are drawn.

Zusammenfassung

Zwischen 1989 und 1992 wurde eine konzertierte Aktion der europäischen Gemeinschaft zur Evaluation von HIV/AIDS durchgeführt. Ihr Ziel war es die wichtigsten Forscher in diesem Gebiet zu vereinen, eine erste Bewertung der Resultate der AIDS-Prävention durchzuführen und eine Methode zur Evaluation zu entwickeln. Fünf Forschungsbereiche wurden festgelegt:

  • -Gesamtbevölkerung

  • -Männer, die sexuelle Beziehungen mit anderen Männern haben

  • -intravenöse Drogenkonsumierende

  • -Migranten

  • -das Monitoring sexuell übertragbarer Krankheiten zur Bestimmung von Veränderungen in sexuellen Verhalten.

Für jeden dieser Bereiche wurde eine Arbeitsgruppe gebildet, die von der Projektleitung und der Koordinationsgruppe beauftragt wurde, Daten über Präventionsprojekte und ihre Evaluation in den verschiedenen europäischen Ländern zu sammeln und zu analysieren. Dieser Überblick stellt die wichtigsten Resultate der konzertierten Aktion vor und zieht einige Schlüsse.

Résumé

Entre 1989 et 1992 a été conduite une action concertée de la Communauté Européenne sur l'évaluation des stratégies de prévention du VIH/SIDA. Le but de cette entreprise était de: réunir les principaux chercheurs dans ce domaine, faire une première appréciation des résultats de la prévention du sida et de développer une méthode d'évaluation. Cinq domaines d'étude ont été identifés:

  • -la population dans son ensemble («population générale»)

  • -les hommes qui ont des relations sexuelles avec d'autres hommes

  • -les consommateurs de drogue par injection

  • -les migrants

  • -le monitoring des maladies sexuellement transmises pour la détermination des changements de comportements.

Pour chacun de ces domaines, un groupe de travail fut constitué et chargé par la direction du projet et l'équipe de coordination de collecter et d'analyser les données sur les efforts de prévention entrepris et leur évaluation dans les différents pays européens. Cette revue présente les principaux résultats de l'action concertée et en tire les conclusions.

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Dubois-Arber, F., Paccaud, F. Assessing AIDS/HIV prevention: What do we know in Europe?. Soz Präventivmed 39 (Suppl 1), S3–S13 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01322421

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