Kusum J; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1996 Jul 7-12; 11: 192 (abstract no. Mo.D.1804).
Gram Rachana Samiti (GRS) 21, Jaipur, India. Fax: 91-141-606471.
Objective: Evaluation of community based educational programmes being run among rural sex workers of Rajasthan State of India. Methods: Personal interviews with sex workers, controllers of sex centres and members of their families were organised. Group discussions with sex workers and general people of the villages from the vicinity were also organised. Results: Several kind of educational programmes on HIV/AIDS were organised among the rural sex workers in the 5 districts of Rajasthan. Camps jointly for both men and women, video films, traditional puppet shows, street plays, group discussions etc, were among them. One community based programme was also organised which proved most effective, reliable and extensive.There is a custom among the sex workers' tribe RAJNAT'. They gather at the temple of their goddess on full moon night every month. They don't have liquor and sexual relation with anyone on that day. They fast and worship their goddess. Education of sex workers in small groups or talking with individuals during these gatherings proved very effective. Informations or data collected earlier could be tested and verified through cross talkings with each other and different groups of sex workers. Since the sex workers don't have to wait for a client or any other job to do they participate in the discussions patiently, ask questions and further discuss within their groups. Conclusions: It has been observed and confirmed that intervention among the sex workers can be done through community based programmes most effectively.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Communication
- Evaluation Studies
- Female
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Humans
- India
- Male
- Prostitution
- Rural Population
- Sexual Behavior
- education
- methods
Other ID:
UI: 102217735
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