In a country of 6 million that is the hemisphere's poorest, an American-supported Haitian campaign against AIDS has moved beyond getting people to ask questions about the risk of disease and helped make condom use commonplace. Within a year, the program has gone from selling about 40,000 condoms a month to nearly half a million. The story of condom use in Haiti, experts say, is one of careful attention to local psychology and culture. Equally important, they say, has been the subsidized price, currently about 3 cents each. In Haiti, despite infection rates that are thought to approach 10% in urban areas, there has been strong resistance to belief in the threat posed by AIDS.
Key words
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--prevention and control; Americas; Barrier Methods--cost; Behavior; Caribbean; Condom--cost; Contraception; Contraceptive Methods--cost; Developing Countries; Diseases; Education; Family Planning; Haiti; Health Education; Hiv Infections--prevention and control; Latin America; North America; Population Education; Risk Reduction Behavior; Viral Diseases
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sex Education
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Health Behavior
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HIV Infections
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Health Education
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Condoms
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
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Caribe
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Haiti
Language:
En
Journal:
AIDSlink
Year:
1993
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Tanzania