Is participation in HIV vaccine trials a health promoting behaviour?

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dc.contributor.authorKafaar Z.
dc.contributor.authorKagee A.
dc.contributor.authorLesch A.
dc.contributor.authorSwartz L.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:58:49Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:58:49Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractHealth behaviours are individual acts by which people aim to preserve or enhance their health. Theories commonly used to understand health behaviour include the Health Belief Model, the Theories of Reasoned Action and Planned Behaviour, the Transtheoretical Model of Change, Social Cognitive Theory and Problem-Behaviour Theory. Targets for health-promotion interventions include exercise, smoking cessation and condom use. Some behaviours that may contribute to changes in population health, however, are not health behaviours as traditionally understood. For example, participating in an HIV vaccine trial may have the potential to contribute long-term to lowering HIV incidence. To what extent, though, can or should we apply models of health behaviour to HIV vaccine trial participation? This article grapples with the theoretical challenges facing social scientists who conduct research related to HIV vaccine trial participation. We initially consider decision making regarding trial participation from both the participant and investigator perspectives, before considering how these alternate decision-making narratives might impact on the conduct of HIV vaccine trials. We conclude by arguing that social scientists need to move beyond a narrow focus on health promotion theory and to engage in the interrelated scientific activities of theory testing and theory building. © 2007 Taylor & Francis.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationAIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
dc.identifier.citation19
dc.identifier.citation10
dc.identifier.issn9540121
dc.identifier.other10.1080/09540120701408126
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10862
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus vaccine
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectcondom
dc.subjectdecision making
dc.subjectexercise
dc.subjecthealth behavior
dc.subjecthealth promotion
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus infection
dc.subjectinfection prevention
dc.subjectpatient participation
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectsmoking cessation
dc.subjecttheoretical study
dc.subjectAcquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
dc.subjectAIDS Vaccines
dc.subjectClinical Trials as Topic
dc.subjectConsumer Participation
dc.subjectDecision Making
dc.subjectHealth Promotion
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectNarration
dc.titleIs participation in HIV vaccine trials a health promoting behaviour?
dc.typeArticle
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