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  • Title: Helping street kids cope with AIDS.
    Author: Margolis M.
    Journal: Netw Res Triangle Park N C; 1993 May; 13(4):28-9. PubMed ID: 12344874.
    Abstract:
    In Brazil, more than 35,000 people have been diagnosed as having AIDS and 425,000 of the country's 150 million population are HIV seropositive. HIV infections continue to take place through infections in the blood supply and ongoing risky behavior associated with sexual relations and IV drug use. A marked lack of knowledge, prejudices and public myths persist about AIDS and despite the continued tide of HIV infection, Brazilians have been reluctant to shed the notion that AIDS is the problem of only discrete risk groups such as homosexuals and drug addicts. Few have changed their sexual behavior or use condoms regularly. Heterosexuals, however, especially women, are the fastest growing group of people with AIDS; 1 of every 6 Brazilians infected with HIV are women. In response, the health ministry has mounted an aggressive STD program which operates regionally in almost all 27 Brazilian states. Many nonprofit organizations have also risen to the challenge of AIDS and HIV infection, and reach out to various target audiences. BEMFAM, for example the major nonprofit family planning agency in Brazil, has become a leader in AIDS prevention. For the first time since its creation in 1965, the group distributed more condoms than oral contraceptive packages in 1992; 15.6 million and 2.9 million, respectively. SOS Crianca is another organization fighting against HIV and AIDS in Brazil. It has sent psychologists and social workers to plazas, alleys, and subway stations where street youths congregate to distribute condoms, counsel male and female prostitutes, educate them about their rights as minors, provide educational games to increase consciousness about health, and work to improve self-esteem.
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