title: Risk-assessment interviewing for HIV.
abstract: Halting the spread of AIDS and HIV infection has become the top priority for clinicians and public health officials. The majority of HIV infection transmission occurs as a result of specific behaviors. A thorough discussion of the individual history is necessary to learn about a patient's lifestyle and formulate an HIV risk assessment. This article examines the two principal behaviors responsible for HIV transmission--injection drug use and high-risk sexual activity--and discusses in detail how to conduct risk-assessment interviews.
authors.affiliation: Rutgers University-University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: O'Connell
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000592:standards; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000592:standards*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications; D014481:United States