Vidal F, Carrasco M, Donoso C, Reca I, Valdes T, Palma I, Pascal R; International Conference on AIDS (15th : 2004 : Bangkok, Thailand).

Int Conf AIDS. 2004 Jul 11-16; 15: abstract no. D11385.

VIVO POSITIVO - UNIVERSIDAD ARCIS - UMCE, Santiago, Chile

Background: WHAs sexual and reproductive rights have been barely inquired by social research. In this sense, this study was conducted to open the discussion on this topic excluded from the academy world. This research correlates different kinds of information given to WHAs from the healthcare providers with women's sexual and reproductive choices and behaviors. The study also deeps into the difficulties to incorporate the condom use in their sexual relations and the factors affecting this situation. Methods: A survey of 73 questions was applied to 100 WHAs from eight cities (approximately 10% of that population in Chile). The sample was selected taking into account HIV prevalence in the different areas; the data was recollected and processed statistically in SPSS, during 2002 and 2003. Results: We detected an inadequate spread of information about sexuality and reproduction from the public health services toward WHAs, specially youngest, and lower educational and socioeconomic conditions. This informa tion is perceived by women like an intromission from the healthcare providers in their private lives and it has no effects on their sexual and reproductive choices and behaviors. The study also shows women have difficulties to incorporate the condom in their sexual relations, either women with seropositives as seronegatives partners, because they don't want to use it. Violence appears as an strong factor affecting condom negotiation. Conclusions: It is necessary to capacitate healthcare providers in WHAs sexuality and reproduction, in order to provide them a more positive approach of this matters, according to international agencies recommendations, like Panamerican Health Organization (2000). It is also necessary to implement empowerment workshops on secondary prevention and sexual and reproductive rights addressed to WHAs, incorporating progressively their partners to preventive work.

Publication Types:

• Meeting Abstracts

Keywords:

• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• Chile
• Cities
• Condoms
• Female
• HIV Infections
• HIV Seropositivity
• Health Planning Guidelines
• Humans
• Prevalence
• Reproductive Rights
• Safe Sex
• Sexual Behavior
• Sexuality

Other ID:

• GWAIDS0033773

UI: 102277989

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