Inglesi E, Hughes V, Fernandes ME, Barbosa R, Pacca J, Perez C; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1992 Jul 19-24; 8: D440 (abstract no. PoD 5323).
Reference and Training Center for AIDS, Sao Paulo State Department of Health, Brazil.
INTRODUCTION: Carnival (mardi-gras) is a time for pleasure, fun, transgression, use and abuse of alcohol, drugs and sex. In Brazil is a national party that last 4 to 6 days. During this period half naked people sing, dance and make sex in clubs, streets, parades, hotels, beaches and so on. The population puts aside their day by day concerns deep integrated by the spirit of carnival. OBJECTIVE: To promote AIDS information and condoms distribution to carnival participants in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: 54 volunteers were recruited from the reference and training center for AIDS and from 3 NGO's. A 10 hour training course was performed to plan and organize an effective educational intervention during this period. Trained volunteers were divided in 6 teams. Each team worked 4 to 6 hours per day during 15 days before the carnival parade inside 20 different samba schools courts providing to participants of rehearsals AIDS information and condoms. Also during the city carnival parade the teams were developing an intervention on the samba avenue. RESULTS: A total of 120,000 carnival participants were reached inside samba schools courts during 15 days before carnival and more 100,000 adult population was reached during carnival holidays. A total of half million pamphlets and half million condoms were distributed by face to face intervention performed by 54 trained volunteers. CONCLUSIONS: 1. This strategy can be a model for massive intervention during festivals that involve high risk behavior for HIV/STD's transmission. 2. The integration of governmental and on governmental organizations with the civil society, samba schools leaders and the media were essential in the development of this strategy.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Adult
- Brazil
- Communication
- Condoms
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Health Planning
- Humans
- Organizations
- Schools
- United States
- education
- methods
- prevention & control
Other ID:
UI: 102200537
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