Document 1841
 DOCN  M94A1841
 TI    The Brazilian man and AIDS.
 DT    9412
 AU    Lemes C; Debert-Ribeiro M; Varella D; Timerman A; Rovery M; Ramos-Filho
       C; Castilho E; Einstein H; Escola Paulista de Medicina, SP, Brazil.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):439 (abstract no. PD0366). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370734
 AB    OBJECTIVE: In the second half of 1993, Playboy magazine conducted a
       survey to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, and sexual practices of the
       Brazilian man related to AIDS. METHODS: 1600 men from 15 to 60 years old
       who live in the ten major metropolitan regions of Brazil were
       interviewed in a door-to-door survey, using two-stage cluster sampling.
       RESULTS: To prevent AIDS, 30% restrict themselves to reducing the
       numbers of partners, or to choosing them more carefully. Although 91%
       know that condoms prevent HIV infection, only 9% always use them.
       Negative attitudes against condoms are common, independent of age,
       socialeconomic status, and region. Seven per cent are married, engaged,
       and steady-going men that have intercourse outside their fixed
       relationship and do not use condoms at all. The same is true of 45% of
       those that are free or simply dating. Fifty-three per cent believe that
       due to my lifestyle, I will never catch the HIV. But 10% have had up to
       six partners in the last three months; the majority of these men don't
       use condoms. However, 88% say they would agree to using if the women
       asked for it. And 64% interpret men using condoms and women asking for
       condom use as the attitude of someone who is concerned with the safety
       of both partners. Twenty-two per cent believe that the AIDS is something
       only related to drug users, prostitutes, and homosexuals. Almost half
       believe that condoms reduce pleasure. Among them 54% have never used
       condoms. Only 7% know how to use a condom correctly. Sixteen per cent
       have already taken the HIV test. CONCLUSIONS: The biggest study ever
       made in Brazil gives a baseline of typical sexual behavior of Brazilian
       men. It shows: in spite of having information about the sexual
       transmission of HIV, the majority of them are not protecting themselves
       adequately. Fortunately, the condom is no longer being seen as symbol of
       prostitution, dirty sex, disease, as it was until recently. This
       information can help guide prevention programs.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Adolescence
       Adult  Brazil  Condoms  Female  Human  *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
       Male  Middle Age  *Sex Behavior  MEETING ABSTRACT

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