title: Selected public health observations derived from Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study.
abstract: Selected findings from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) of homosexual/bisexual men are reviewed. High risk sexual behaviors, the use of drugs/alcohol, condom use, and behavior change are addressed in a public health context. The potential significance of education/behavior modification programs as strategies for public health intervention emerges from these findings. Until there is a realistic timetable for vaccine availability and more effective chemotherapy, the MACS provides the opportunity to continue to study the effects of behavior change on the AIDS epidemic.
authors.affiliation: NIAID/AIDS Program, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ginzburg
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Fleming
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D001727:Bisexuality; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003275:Contraceptive Devices, Male; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior