Mobrandt L; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 2000 Jul 9-14; 13: abstract no. WePeD4725.
L. Mobrandt, Stockholm County Aids Prevention Programme, PO Box 4402, 102 68, Stockholm, Sweden, Tel.: +46 8 517 781 10, Fax: +46 8 517 780 90, E-mail: lena.mobrandt@smd.sll.se
Issue: Research concering sexual health for women often is connected either to fertility or diseases. Little has been done concerning health promotion and female sexuality. Today young women need knowledge and skills helping them to protect themselves against HIV/STD and unwanted pregnancies. In order to promote sexual health to young women it might be nessecessary to address taboos and attitudes around female sexuality. Description: Workshops about female sexuality and body image have been used to discuss matters of HIV/STD prevention among young women. Matters of interest are for example safe sex, knowledge of female sexuality,condoms and other contraceptives,language and attitudes on the female parts and empowerment aspects on female sexuality. A subject which is taboo can be made talkable and visible through playfulness. Young women are making a symbolic Pussy of given materials,leather, paper, pearls, feathers and cloth.The book "A secret? A book on the Female Sexual Organ" with photos and texts is used start discussions and araise awareness on attitudes towards female sexuality. Conclusions: Health promotion factors have been identified which may be useful to promote sexuality and health among young women. These factors are skills, attitudes, body image, emopowerment and language. By working around these factors young women can raise their awareness on how their bodies work, sexual well-being and their responsibility to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Animals
- Attitude
- Condoms
- Female
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Health
- Health Promotion
- Humans
- Knowledge
- Safe Sex
- Sexual Behavior
- Sexuality
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- education
- methods
Other ID:
UI: 102241097
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