There is a very low perception of risk of AIDS infection among young people and among drug users.

-En Cataluña, there are currently 12,000 AIDS patients

-information on the prevention and the risk of AIDS infection increases the knowledge but is insufficient alone to achieve behavioural changes

-groups that show lower perception of risk of infection with AIDS are injecting drug users, young people and adolescents

Spain, 2011-August project “Perception of risk of infection by HIV AIDS for users of non-governmental organizations working in the prevención-control of HIV AIDS in Catalonia”, is a qualitative study, which interviewed users (employees / ACE of commercial sex, men who have sex with other men)(, young and adolescent drug users and people with HIV) of 36 organizations non governmental (NGOs) working in the prevention and control of AIDS in Catalonia.

Results

-Mostly afraid to diagnosis and that is why many people are undiagnosed.

-workers / commercial sex as are daily that they have to defend their right to health and prevention. Many clients ask for services without condoms in exchange for more

-the same drug users point out that the perception of risk of infection among this population is low, and it seems that there is still a widespread practice of sharing needles and syringe

– among young people is understood sex not protected as a facilitator of greater rapprochement and intimacy with your partner

-also perceived risk on the basis of the appearance of the person, if it appears to be healthy or sick, so that you have unprotected sex with many people “apparently healthy”.

-young people think that maintaining relationships sexual esporàdines not be contagious

-young people used more condoms as a preventive measure before a pregnancy to protect other transmitted diseases sexually.

Anna Berenguera main research project considers that “needs to be changes in behaviour, therefore, in the future should improve the socio-ecological approach to the perception of the risk of infection with AIDS.” It is important that deemed the aspect that influence healthy habits of individuals, both the individual and social, and cultural ”.

what is the IDIAP?

Jordi Gol Foundation i Gurina was created in 1996 by the Catalan Health Institute, with the aim of promoting and managing innovation, training, teaching and research clinical, epidemiological and health services in the field of primary health care. In 2006, he became the Institute for research in primary care Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), through the signing of an economic agreement with the Department of health and the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Since the IDIAP is working to make available to researchers the means and services that enable them to improve the development of their research; credits also ensures the projects and the process of research., promotes cooperation with other national and international research bodies and participates in initiatives public or private establishment of innovative platforms for management or research in the field of the care primary.