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The Context of HIV Risk Among Drug Users and Their Sexual Partners

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TABLE 1. Ecological paradigm <strong>of</strong> contextual influences on behavior<br />

Moral<br />

MACROSYSTEM<br />

Values, Norms <strong>and</strong> Social<br />

Expectancies Governing<br />

Behavior, Defined by:<br />

General economic <strong>and</strong> political<br />

climate<br />

Gender<br />

Ethnicity/race<br />

Birth cohort<br />

Legal <strong>and</strong> Institutional<br />

EXOSYSTEM<br />

Situational <strong>and</strong> Institutional<br />

Arrangements Spatial <strong>and</strong><br />

Temporal Factors:<br />

Timing <strong>of</strong> specific events:<br />

Isolation <strong>of</strong> virus<br />

Pharmacological<br />

advances (AZT, etc.)<br />

Availability <strong>of</strong> <strong>and</strong> access to<br />

sterile injection equipment<br />

Treatment availability<br />

Neighborhood violence<br />

SOURCE: Adapted from Brunswick 1985<br />

Interpersonal<br />

MICROSYSTEM<br />

Interpersonal Settings, Social<br />

Networks <strong>and</strong> Interpersonal<br />

Relationships <strong>of</strong> All Types <strong>and</strong><br />

Sizes:<br />

Familial<br />

(Spousal, parental, children)<br />

Peer<br />

Educational<br />

Neighborhood groups <strong>and</strong><br />

organizations<br />

Networks within <strong>and</strong> outside own<br />

neighborhood<br />

Intrapersonal<br />

ONTOGENIC SYSTEM<br />

(within person<br />

Biopsychosocial Attributes <strong>and</strong><br />

Life Histories:<br />

Attitudes<br />

Beliefs<br />

Self-image<br />

Health

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