Gonzalez C, Bianco M; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12; 10: 377 (abstract no. PD0114).
Fundacion para Estudio e Investigacion de la Mujer, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
OBJECTIVES: Compare women's vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and sexual subordination in different socioeconomic and social classes. Consider their attitudes to sexual intercourses in order to practice safer sex. METHODS: Through workshops we considered women's sexual attitudes to prevent HIV/AIDS infection, in different groups: poor women, professionals and teachers (low middle class). Special consideration of socioeconomic and sexual subordination, and sexual practices (safer sex). Attitudes were studied through questionnaires, role plays, dialogues and revivals of their sexual relations. DISCUSSION: The fear to get pregnant, anticonceptive needs and abortion were issues women expressed as problems to talk with their partners. Partner's infidelity and male sexuality weren't associated to HIV/AIDS risks for women. HIV/AIDS information needs are only to talk to their children. CONCLUSIONS: Women didn't consider HIV/AIDS risk for themselves, neither associate their risk to male's habits (infidelity, bisexual relations and others). Mass Media campaigns reinforce high risk groups, not "normal" women and men. To change attitudes is necessary a personal work in small groups.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Argentina
- Attitude
- Bisexuality
- Child
- Female
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Humans
- Infection
- Male
- Pregnancy
- Safe Sex
- Sexual Behavior
- Sexuality
Other ID:
UI: 102209288
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