Sex, Drugs, and HIV/AIDS in Brazil
Brazil has the third largest number of known AIDS cases in the world, surpassed only by the United States and Tanzania. By the 1990s, the annual incidence rates per hundred thousand people had increase significantly, and the highest concentrations of AIDS cases were occurring in the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Sexual transmission accounts for the majority of cases, followed closely by injection drug abuse. And, the actual number of AIDS cases in Brazil i… More >>
Sex, Drugs, and HIV/AIDS in Brazil
Topic: aids, aids cases, Brazil, hiv, hiv aids, incidence rates, sex drugs, sexual transmission
I read this book prior to my trip to Bahia, Brazil. The authors of the book describe their experiences before, during and after the 6-year initiative that was funded by the US National Institute on Drug Abuse and presented as the first such prevention/ intervention program in Brazil (Rio De Janeiro.) The book goes into detail about what methods worked, what went wrong and why, things to consider in International Research Projects, cultural differences, terminology, and attitudes towards sexual behavior, gender roles, gender identity/sexual preferences, AIDS/HIV, drugs (cocaine) and alcohol. I really enjoyed reading the book, while gaining a better understanding of what a health education program would entail in Brazil and some of the key factors and cultural attitudes. Also something that i found helpful was that the book is written in easy to understand language and it includes direct quotes which make the reading even more interesting.
Rating: 5 / 5