Reducing AIDS risk among port workers in Santos, Brazil

This study examined the impact of worksite-based AIDS prevention program among port workers in Santos, Brazil, on sexual risk behavior for HIV infection. Male port workers (n = 226) were followed in a 3-wave prospective cohort study. A multifaceted intervention costing US $90,000 for 20,000 workers...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1999-01, Vol.89 (1), p.76-78
Main Authors: Hearst, N, Lacerda, R, Gravato, N, Hudes, E S, Stall, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - prevention & control
Adult
AIDS
AIDS/HIV
Attitudes
Biological and medical sciences
Blue collar workers
Brazil
Cohort analysis
Condoms
Disease prevention
Educational materials
Health Education - organization & administration
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Heterosexuality
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Intervention
Labourers
Male
Medical sciences
Men
Occupational Health Services - organization & administration
Ports
Prevention programs
Program Evaluation
Prospective Studies
Public health
Risk Factors
Risk reduction
Risk-Taking
Santos
Serology
Sexual Behavior
Ships
Surveys and Questionnaires
Syphilis
Urban Health
Vagina
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
Work site programmes
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Summary:This study examined the impact of worksite-based AIDS prevention program among port workers in Santos, Brazil, on sexual risk behavior for HIV infection. Male port workers (n = 226) were followed in a 3-wave prospective cohort study. A multifaceted intervention costing US $90,000 for 20,000 workers was conducted between waves 2 and 3. Heterosexual risk behavior showed no decline between waves 1 and 2 (before the intervention) but decreased substantially between waves 2 and 3 (after the intervention). This decrease resulted from both a decrease in nonprimary partners and an increase in condom use. This worksite-based AIDS program produced marked behavior change at modest cost.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.89.1.76