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Document 1974
DOCN M94A1974
TI Support houses--an alternative social choice in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
DT 9412
AU Laurindo JS; Scapini RL; Scapolan V; Domingues CS; Lee B; Vidinha JC;
Crepaldi PC; Centro de Referencia e Treinamento-AIDS, BR.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):409 (abstract no. PD0245). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370601
AB OBJECTIVE: Socio-economic characterization of AIDS patients that live in
support houses, and evaluatin of the importance of these houses to the
Public Health Service. METHODS: An open ended questionnaire with 18
items was applied to 49 patients of 3 support houses in the city of Sao
Paulo. RESULTS: There were 35 male patients and 14 female, 30
interviewees had basic school level. In relation to risk factors, 6 were
homossexuals, 15 sex workers, 16 intravenous drug users, and 12 were
heterossexual. Thirty nine interviewees had no professional
qualification and 37 had no permanent home or family. CONCLUSION: As the
results showed that the majority of patients have no professional
qualificat or family the support house are of great importance as an
alternative social choice in a country in development as Brazil. Without
them these patients would be either overloading health services or
aggravating an already existing social problem by living in the streets.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*TRANSMISSION Brazil
Developing Countries Female Homosexuality Human Interviews Life
Style Male Prostitution *Public Housing Questionnaires Risk Factors
Risk-Taking *Sex Behavior Substance Abuse, Intravenous Urban
Population MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).