Wojcik M, Martin T, Closen M, Isaacman S; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11; 9: 924 (abstract no. PO-D29-4238).
John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois.
Cuba's strategy to control AIDS involves: (1) massive mandatory HIV testing; (2) contact tracing; (3) lifetime quarantine; and (4) public AIDS education. AIDS education in Cuba is hampered because (1) information is incomplete or erroneous, especially in regard to pregnant women; (2) information is not given to persons who need it, including gays and bisexuals who are ignored in the health education program; and (3) the mandatory quarantine of persons with HIV produces a false perception among some Cubans that it is not necessary to practice safer sex because anyone who would pose a risk of transmitting HIV is already locked up. Our study involves original research in Cuba, including interviews with Cuban health care workers and persons with HIV who must live in the sanatorios. We also examine AIDS educational materials from Cuba and make recommendations for their improvement for Cuba and for other countries.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Cuba
- Evaluation Studies
- Female
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Health Education
- Humans
- Male
- Pregnancy
- Quarantine
- Research
Other ID:
UI: 102207537
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