Document 1916
 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

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