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Sexual practices and attitudes of street youth in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

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  • Raffaelli, Marcela
  • Campos, Regina
  • Merritt, Alice Payne
  • Siqueira, Eliana
  • Antunes, Carlos Mauricio
  • Parker, Richard
  • Greco, Marilia
  • Greco, Dirceu
  • Halsey, Neal
  • The Street Youth Study Group

Abstract

Street youth are at risk of HIV infection worldwide. To develop effective prevention strategies, information about the meanings and functions of sexual activity for street youth is needed. In this paper data from structured questionnaires, focus group discussions, in-depth interviews and field observations are used to build up a picture of the sexual culture of 9-to-18-year-olds living and/or working on the streets of a large Brazilian city. The findings reveal that these children and adolescents engage in sexual behavior that puts them at risk of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, and reinforce that sex is a multi-determined and entrenched behavior in this population. Interventions must take into account the fact that for street youth, sex is used as a means of insuring survival, seeking comfort, finding pleasure, and dealing with psychological issues that arise during adolescence.

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  • Raffaelli, Marcela & Campos, Regina & Merritt, Alice Payne & Siqueira, Eliana & Antunes, Carlos Mauricio & Parker, Richard & Greco, Marilia & Greco, Dirceu & Halsey, Neal & The Street Youth Study Grou, 1993. "Sexual practices and attitudes of street youth in Belo Horizonte, Brazil," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 37(5), pages 661-670, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:37:y:1993:i:5:p:661-670
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    1. Ballet, Jérôme & Sirven, Nicolas & Bhukuth, Augendra & Rousseau, Sophie, 2011. "Vulnerability to violence of girls of the street in Mauritania," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 33(5), pages 656-662, May.
    2. Kaime-Atterhog, Wanjiku & Lindmark, Gunilla & Persson, Lars-Ake & Ahlberg, Beth Maina, 2007. "Burning "Centre Bolt": Experiences of sexually transmitted infections and health care seeking behaviour described by street boys in Urban Kenya," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 29(5), pages 600-617, May.

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