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DOCN M94A1916
TI AIDS prevention and social change: going beyond the dissemination of
information.
DT 9412
AU Carrillo H; Checcos, A.C., Guadalajara, Mexico.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):422 (abstract no. PD0296). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370659
AB OBJECTIVE: To analyze the cultural and structural barriers that prevent
people who are already informed about HIV transmission from using
protection during sex. METHOD: Ethnographic in-depth interviews with a
sample of 100 men and women in Guadalajara, Mexico. The emphasis was the
exploration of cultural meanings that the research subjects assign to
sexual matters in three different areas: the definition of a sexual
identity, the definition of sex and the elements that influence its
practice, and moral values about sexual practices and sexual diversity.
The subjects' responses where analyzed in the context of their own
personal history regarding their learning about sex and the development
of their sexual lives. RESULTS: A complex set of factors preventing the
use of protection against HIV was identified. Among them are lack of
planning and verbal communication before and during sex, a view that
love and condoms do not mix, issues of trust in the sexual partner,
power differences between sexual partners, a lack of a well defined
sexual identity, the absence of sexual education, and contradictions
caused by the mix of traditional moral values with modern values about
sexuality. CONCLUSION: Most educational interventions worldwide are
dedicated to the dissemination of information on HIV transmission and
condom use. The results of this study, however, demonstrate that the
task in hand is more complex, and that social change must place a role
in the long-term goals of AIDS prevention: the fight for the rights of
women and sexual minorities, the need for sexual education for children
and adolescents, and the use of methods of participatory education.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/ TRANSMISSION
Condoms Female Human Human Rights HIV Infections/*PREVENTION &
CONTROL/TRANSMISSION Male Mexico Minority Groups *Sex Behavior *Sex
Education *Social Change Women's Rights MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).