FAQs
Welcome to CAPS's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). These questions are some of the most common web and phone requests that we receive. Please take a moment to browse through these categories and see if your question can be answered here first. Thank you!
NOTE: These FAQs contain links to both CAPS and non-CAPS resources.
1) Do you have any survey instruments assessing attitudes, knowledge, etc.?
- CAPS survey instruments
- Population Council
- Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services (CHIPTS)
- The Measurement Group
2) Do you have any educational materials (videos, posters, pamphlets, etc) that can be used in prevention programs?
- ETR Associates (fee for materials)
- CDC's National Prevention Information Network
3) Where can I get basic information about HIV transmission?
4) Where can I get AIDS/HIV statistics?
- CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
- National Council of Health Statistics
- Census Bureau
- WHO/UNAIDS - Report on the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic
5) Do you have model programs that work for specific populations?
- CAPS Model programs
- CDC's Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions (DEBI)
- California Collaborations in HIV Prevention Research Dissemination Project
- Sociometrics (fee for materials)
- Best Practices in Mexico (large PDF document)
6) Do you have prevention programs for HIV+ persons?
- CAPS Studies
- Bay Men (HIV+ gay men)
- Unity Project (Motivational interviewing for HIV+ men, women, IDUs)
- California Partners Study (Serodiscordant heterosexual couples)
- VENUS (HIV+ IDUs)
- CHANGES (Coping for HIV+ gay men)
- Completing the Circle: Prevention with Positives manual
- Prevention with Positives resources
- CDC
Recommendation: Incorporating HIV Prevention into the Medical Care
of Persons Living with HIV
7) What are the current studies at CAPS?
8) How do I find a researcher to collaborate with?
- Working Together - a CAPS manual on best practices in collaborative research
- Behavioral and Social Science Volunteer Program (BSSV)
9) Do you have resources in Spanish?
If you still have questions that have not been answered above, please send us a message.