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Document 1976
DOCN M94A1976
TI Homeless people in Rio de Janeiro--a strategy to care.
DT 9412
AU Carvalho N; Lahire D; Carvalho-Linhares MI; Santos V; Ambulatorio da
Providencia da Arquidiocese do Rio de Janeiro,; Brasil.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):409 (abstract no. PD0244). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370599
AB OBJECTIVE: Homeless people are a vulnerable group whose lifestyles place
them at high risk for contraction and transmission of HIV and others
STD's. HP are on street, most eat and sleep irregularly, can't maintain
proper hygiene, being subjected to repeated illness and infections,
which may lower their resistance to AIDS. They are sexually active (and
get money on it), vulnerable to alcohol and drugs: under this
circunstances they don't choose sexual partners and don't protect
themselves even when share needles. Ambulatorio da Providencia staff
coordenates the Santo Antonio Support House who has as customers:
male/female prostitutes, IVDU transvesties, gay men, beggars, street
kids, ex-convicts; their day to day life require to take risks to find
food, shelter and make money. METHODS: SASH, the first one in Rio de
Janeiro, offers to these HP: 60 beds, meals, medicines needs, medical,
emotional, psychosocial and religious support, occupational therapist
and voluntary people. SASH, has been maintened through financial
resources of Archdiocese of RJ. The patients come from Municipal, State
Hospitals, charitable organizations. In SASH they have oportunity to
learn a job, occupational therapy, talk oppenly in group and
individually about drugs, Aids, sexual behaviour, STD's, getting more
information about prevention. RESULTS: After one year observing, they
increase selfsteem, their health are steady, diminish oportunistic
infections, they changed sexual/drugs/alcohol behaviour. DISCUSSION: To
prevent HIV among HP a national policy must be set. HP are victims of a
social-political-economic system. Our experience shows that they have
been abused morally and sexually. Society and communities must responds,
care and help trying to decrease this situation.
DE Brazil Female *Homeless Persons Human HIV
Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION Male
Prostitution Risk Factors Sex Behavior Urban Population MEETING
ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).