| Autor: |
Raffaelli, Marcela, Siqueira, Eliana, Payne-Merritt, Alice, Campos, Regina, Ude, Walter, Greco, Marilia, Greco, Dirceu, Ruff, Andrea, Halsey, Neal |
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AIDS Education & Prevention; Aug1995, Vol. 7 Issue 4, p287-297, 11p |
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The article discusses a study to assess HIV-related knowledge, sources of information, risk behaviors, and prevention beliefs and strategies among street youths in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Individual interviews were conducted with 379 youth who work and live on the streets of Belo Horizonte. Respondents demonstrated high levels of factual knowledge about HIV transmission coupled with high levels of misconceptions about casual transmission and intermediate levels of knowledge about prevention. Only 54% of the respondents had heard about AIDS, and 37.5% said they talked to someone about AIDS. the proportion of youth taking effective precautions was low. Among the 247 youth who had initiated sexual activity, lifetime condom use was reported by 18%, and condom use at last intercourse by 10%. Youth with higher levels of knowledge were more likely to report behavior changes to avoid HIV infection. These findings underscore the urgent need for prevention programs tailored to street youth in developing countries. The findings reported in this paper demonstrate that Brazilian street youth are at risk of HIV infection. Prevention programs are needed to increase understanding of transmission mechanisms, decrease beliefs in casual contagion, and promote effective risk-reduction strategies. |
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Complementary Index |
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