Title Sex, drugs, and HIV/AIDS in Brazil / James A. Inciardi, Hilary L. Surratt, Paulo R. Telles

Published Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2000

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 185 pages) : illustrations Contents HIV, AIDS, and drug use -- Brazil and the spectrum of HIV/AIDS -- Establishing an HIV/AIDS intervention program in a developing nation -- HIV/AIDS prevention intervention in Rio de Janeiro -- The female condom and HIV risk reduction -- Transvestism and HIV/AIDS in Brazil -- Street children and the drugs/AIDS connection -- Epilogue : HIV/AIDS harm reduction initiatives -- Appendix A : the NIDA standard intervention -- Appendix B : unraveling the concept of race in Brazil Summary At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Brazil ranked second only to the United States in the number of reported cases of AIDS. Because Brazil's extensive poverty and inequality, its fragile economic situation, and its limited network of health services, the scarce prevention/intervention resources targeted only the most visible at risk populations -- gay men, sailors, prostitutes, and street children. Virtually forgotten were Brazil's hidden drug users, as well as the tens of millions of individuals living in the country's thousands of favelas, or shantytowns, which are a characteristic part of almost every Brazilian city. In Sex, Drugs, and HIV/AIDS in Brazil the authors examine the emergence of AIDS in Brazil, its linkages to drug use and the sexual culture, and its epidemiology in such populations as cocaine users, "street children," and male transvestite prostitutes. Special attention is focused on an HIV/AIDS community outreach program established in Rio de Janeiro, which represented the first such prevention/intervention program in all of Brazil targeting indigent cocaine users. This 6-year initiative was funded by the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse, and carried out by the authors of this book. The research combines anthropological, sociological, and biological perspectives; all data were gathered through empirical and ethnographic techniques. -- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-173) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject AIDS (Disease) -- Brazil AIDS (Disease) -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro AIDS (Disease) -- Brazil -- Prevention AIDS (Disease) -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- Prevention Urban poor -- Health and hygiene -- Brazil City dwellers. Poverty. HIV Infections -- prevention & control Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- prevention & control Urban Population Poverty poverty. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. City dwellers AIDS (Disease) AIDS (Disease) -- Prevention Urban poor -- Health and hygiene Syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise -- Brésil. Syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise -- prévention et contrôle -- Brésil. Santé publique -- Brésil. Comportement sexuel -- Brésil. Troubles liés à une substance -- Brésil. Bekämpfung Droge Sexualverhalten Aids SUBJECT Brazil Subject Brazil Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro Brasilien Form Electronic book Author Surratt, Hilary L. Telles, Paulo R. ISBN 9780429965913 0429965915

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