Abstract
This study aimed to report an educative action experience on sexuality/STI/Aids in an adolescent group living in a poor context. The study site was a Family Health Unit located in a city in the interior of São Paulo, Brazil. Six female adolescents participated in the educative actions, and each of the five meetings took 70 minutes on the average. The educative action allowed for knowledge/action based on a network of interlaced gestures, words and affections, permeating new constructions. Thus, new meanings emerged, not only for the adolescents, who discovered the power of being in the group, but also for the researchers, who managed to visualize other horizons for the work with highly vulnerable groups in society.
Highlights
In Brazil, for over 20 years of AIDS epidemic, deep changes are observed regarding the transmission dynamics of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that approximately 50% of new HIV infections in the world occur during adolescence(3)
The relevance of educational problems involving adolescents in a context of poverty has been pointed out, since most appear to be more susceptible to behaviors that favor the transmission of Sexually Transmissible Diseases (STD)(6)
Summary
In Brazil, for over 20 years of AIDS epidemic, deep changes are observed regarding the transmission dynamics of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The epidemic presents increments among heterosexuals, women, young people, individuals with low education levels and income. A significant increase in the infection among heterosexuals ( women), accompanied by the expansion of the epidemic among individuals with low education levels, as well as in small municipalities, favors the emergence of the concept of vulnerability.
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