Defense Health Care: Effects of AIDS in the Military

Abstract

In response to your request, this report discusses the effects of AIDS in the military. Specifically, it provides information on (1) what the Department of Defense (DOD) is doing to assess and monitor the prevalence of the disease, (2) what action DOD has taken to prevent and control the spread of AIDS in the military, (3) how AIDS has affected DOD'S operations and medical treatment facilities, and (4) what plans DOD has for dealing with an increased incidence of AIDS. We are making several recommendations to the Secretary of Defense aimed at improving DOD'S AIDS education program and its plans for dealing with the disease in the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1990
Accession Number
AD1151920

Entities

People

  • David P. Baine
  • David W. Bieritz
  • Donna M. Bulvin
  • Edward M. Morahan
  • James G. Cooksey
  • Kellie O. Schachlc
  • Linda M. Herron
  • Lynn C. Johnson
  • Murray Grant
  • Sandra Ham
  • Shelia D. Drake
  • Stephen P. Backhus

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
  • Air Force
  • Blood Donors
  • Blood Transfusions
  • Databases
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hiv Infections
  • Human Behavior
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Therapy
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Oncology
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.