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Document 2094
DOCN M94A2094
TI Training health agents for prevention in urban low socioeconomic status
women.
DT 9412
AU Ferreira A; Mallol S
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):382 (abstract no. PD0135). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370481
AB In Argentina there are no sexual education programmes, preventive
campaigns have no continuity and are not addressed specifically to the
different population groups. The increasing number of infected women is
ignored. Statistics are unreliable, there is underregistration of cases
and concealment of deaths. Urban women of low socioeconomic status are
particularly at risk on account of their situation of double
subordination: by class and gender. They have a low educational level,
lack of autonomy, large number of STDs, unsafe illegal abortions and
many multiparous young women are chronically malnourished. There is also
a low perception of risk, AIDS still being considered as a disease that
others suffer. This is a population which lives day by day and thus is
unable to incorporate preventive practices, which do no show immediate
visible benefits. It is in this context that the training of health
agents among women who are already working in the community is highly
necessary. They should be trained to understand the especific health
problems of these women and to work with participative techniques in:
sexuality, AIDS and its prevention, creation of risk perception,
empowerment, enhancing autonomy and self esteem and negotiation
strategies with men.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/
PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION Argentina *Developing Countries Female
Gender Identity *Health Education Human HIV Infections/*PREVENTION &
CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
*Poverty Power (Psychology) Risk Factors Sex Education *Urban
Population *Women's Health Services MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).