Document 2808
 DOCN  M94A2808
 TI    Women, AIDS and social representation.
 DT    9412
 AU    Alonso L; NEPAIDS/University of S. Paulo.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):22 (abstract no. 061D). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369767
 AB    OBJECTIVE: Brazilian women are consistently found to engage in high
       rates of unsafe sex. Of all women contaminated by HIV, 65% got it from
       sexual partners. An educational prevention prog. target specifically to
       the needs of women from 25 to 35 years old was designed, implemented and
       evaluated. METHOD: The program was offered to 117 women. Six groups of 9
       women was formed: 2 as a control group (N = 18) for the interv. (N =
       36). It aimed to promote a guide for safer sex through a variety of
       strategies (role play, lectures, dialogue). Topics of instruction came
       from a quantitative study and focus group. RESULTS: Myths such as
       sensitivity, female and male machismo love and sex were clarified and
       seen as barriers to AIDS prev among 68% of the women in the intervention
       group against 31% in the control group. CONCLUSIONS: Learning besides a
       cognitive activity is also an emotional practice. AIDS knowledge
       associated with discussions about sex-role perception and female
       machismo were the most significant variables.
 DE    Adult  Brazil  Female  Gender Identity  Health Education/METHODS  Human
       HIV Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/*TRANSMISSION  *Sex Behavior  Sex
       Education/METHODS  Women/PSYCHOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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