Ehrhardt AA; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11; 9: 9 (abstract no. PS-02-1).
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, N.Y. State Psychiatric Institute, New York.
Sexual behavior is central to the prevention of STDs and HIV. In order to develop effective primary prevention programs for HIV infection and secondary intervention in HIV transmission, we need to accept and acknowledge that sexuality is a vital part of human development, that its positive influence is essential throughout the life cycle, that its expression varies by age and gender, and that human sexual behavior is embedded in social and cultural norms. During the 1990s, it has become evident that all young people are affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic and that we need to carefully assess what messages have been ineffectual and what strategies may be successful for disease prevention while not impairing, by distortions and the overlay of fear, the normal developmental process of sexuality and gender relations during childhood and adolescence. To have the highest probability of impact, these strategies need to be tailored and specific for young women and men at various developmental levels and in different social circumstances rather than be global and general. They also need to be interdisciplinary rather than be designed and executed from a purely behavioral science, infectious disease, or public health perspective.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Adolescent
- Demography
- Evaluation Studies
- Female
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Humans
- Male
- Sex Education
- Sexual Behavior
- Sexuality
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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UI: 102205805
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