An information systems approach to the intervention and prevention of AIDS

摘要

According to the Second Annual Meeting of National AIDS Demonstration Research (1990) hosted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a large amount of data is collected in AIDS intervention and prevention research. But so far those data are not substantially processed, analyzed, and utilized. By employing an information systems approach, available data can be used more effectively for AIDS epidemic research and for better intervention and prevention. The objectives of this paper are: (a) to provide a conceptual framework of information systems in AIDS intervention and prevention; (b) to show the applications of such information systems, which will inspire AIDS intervention and prevention researchers to take the lead in implementations of information systems technology; and (c) to present an example of such information systems that has been implemented in recent years.