期刊名称：The Undergraduate Journal of Anthropology and Archaeology
出版年度：2009
卷号：1
语种：English
出版社：University of Toronto
摘要：This paper analyzes the roles that cultural idiosyncrasies play, or should play, in the development of HIV/AIDS education programs. Through my connection with the Aids Committee of Toronto (ACT), I focus on the problems faced when implementing HIV/AIDS education programs in the Toronto-based Portuguese-speaking community. Within this group a homosexual identity, based on same-sex desire, is not recognized and HIV/AIDS is seen as a "gay disease"; therefore, the prevalence of the disease within the community is not recognized and often masked. This poses problems for both health workers and AIDS Service Organizations in developing HIV/AIDS education programs, since these programs cater to groups that recognize an identity based on same-sex intercourse. I suggest that HIV/AIDS education programs should be changed in order to better suit the needs of the target group. This can be achieved through implementing holistic research on the cultural beliefs and practices in program development strategies.
