Terceira idade: não leve um baile do HIV / Seniors: do not take a ball of HIV

Terceira idade: não leve um baile do HIV faz alusão ao recente movimento de homens e mulheres da terceira de idade, que depois de décadas de um convívio social restrito à família ou ao trabalho, resolvem frequentar salão de bailes e outros ambientes, sem os devidos cuidados que a vida pós-moderna impôs às pessoas nos últimos anos, em razão do advento da AIDS. São homens e mulheres acostumados a terem relações sexuais sem o uso de preservativo.

Consumer preference study of the female condom in a sexually active population at risk of contracting AIDS.

To determine the acceptability of the female condom among commercial sex workers in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Twenty sex workers from a massage parlor and 21 from a brothel were trained in the use of the female condom. The voluntary participants were instructed about the risk of HIV and advised that they could use the female condom as an alternative method to the male condom for protection. The female condom was used in 28.4 per cent and 17.8 per cent episodes of sex in each site during the two weeks. Continuation of use of the female condom increased from 0 per cent in the first group to 43 per cent in the second group. The reasons for discontinuing its use were that it was inconvenient and because of their partners' objection. More users said they liked the female condom even though more thought it was difficult to insert and it did cause pain. However, they would recommend it to others and most felt that other women would want to try it. The participants also saw the advantage of the female condom as a back-up method in case of clients' refusal to use the male condom but all prefered the male condom if there was a choice.