Bombereau G; International Conference on AIDS (15th : 2004 : Bangkok, Thailand).
Int Conf AIDS. 2004 Jul 11-16; 15: abstract no. WePeD6427.
University Paris5-Sorbonne and University Laval-Canada, Trois Rivieres, Guadeloupe
Background: Our study aims to show how popular knowlegde (social representations, belief, values, etc) related to HIV/AIDS and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) can help to design aids communication programmes. Therefore, we must analyse the cultural and social construction of border between PLWHA and P not LWHA and understand what the population manages behind this disease. To illustrate our position, we share our research into the Guadeloupean population. We have chosen the French West Indies since there is a paucity of social work in this area, moreover, this area has one of the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS among the french departement. Method: We use an "ethno-methodology" to establish our database. So in a first time, we have: Principally, a Caribbean anthropology and furthermore, we have an interest regarding Carribean society as society of prevention and of suspicion and where there is a lot of symbolic protection rituals The analysis of popular knowlegde is a sociological approach based on the "liminal fear" In a second time, we achieve several researches: questionnaires (140) with PLWHA or not. We lead semi-structured interviews among PLWHA (13) and among general population (13). Results: AIDS is perceive as a contagious illness Part of the population constructs a myth. This population do not recognise a sexual risk for himself but is afraid by a blood and/or saliva contamination PLWHA must respect various restrictions in daily life For the poplation, PLWHA were infected by sexual relation and furthermore by a deviant sexuality (religious speech) Some PLWHA themself refer to magic dimensions Population draw up a difference between multi-partnership and sexual vagrants. Conclusion The understanding of AIDS popular knowledge can help to develop more respectful and efficient aids prevention and postvention communications. So, AIDS communications have to be designed from the popular knowledge and not only from medical scientific knowledge.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Caribbean Region
- Communication
- Culture
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Interviews as Topic
- Knowledge
- Questionnaires
- West Indies
- methods
- organization & administration
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UI: 102284342
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