Once you have determined the scope of your profile and the process you will use to develop it,
decided on the content and organization, identified the data sources you will use, and established
a multidisciplinary team, you will be ready to begin preparing your HIV/AIDS epidemiologic
profile. To be effective and useful, the profile should describe the epidemic from various
perspectives, including
- characteristics of the general population in the geographic area covered by the profile
- characteristics of HIV-infected persons and persons engaged in high-risk behaviors
- indicators of risk
- distribution of the disease (geographically and by population)
- trends, if any
This chapter is divided into 2 sections:
- Section 1: Core Epidemiologic Questions presents 3 epidemiologic questions that all
HIV/AIDS profiles should address. It describes the types of supporting data you can use to
answer each question and where to find the data, presents recommended analyses, and
provides caveats and explanatory notes, as appropriate.
- Section 2: Special Questions and Considerations for Ryan White CARE Act Grantees
presents questions that are specific to epidemiologic profiles that will be used to plan
HIV/AIDS care programs. Profiles focusing on care as well as prevention issues should
contain the answers to the core questions in Section 1 and the questions in Section 2.
Throughout your profile, it is acceptable to conduct additional analyses or analyses different
from the ones recommended here as long as you answer the core epidemiologic questions and
provide an interpretation of your tables in the accompanying text. If you choose to conduct
additional analyses, be sure to state in the text that you have done so.
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