AEGiS-15IAC: Developing cross-cultural innovative strategy to promote HIV prevention in different ethnic cultural groups of China.

15th International AIDS Conference


Bangkok, Thailand - July 11-16, 2004

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Developing cross-cultural innovative strategy to promote HIV prevention in different ethnic cultural groups of China.

Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. D10391)

Wang S
Centre in Project Development in HIV Education, Chengdu Sichuan, China

BACKGROUND: The HIV and STIs epidemic in China has had a significant impact among ethnic minorities. However, traditional official-led homogeneous approach has been challenged by the cultural diversity. Data presented in the study is to explore use cultural resources to develop cross-cultural strategy in HIV prevention among ethnic minority groups in China.

METHODS: The study was designed in cohort of 450 male participants with matched comparison of three-group: A (direct training group), B (indirect intervention group) and C (comparison group), to measure cultural aptness and effects of peer-led condom promotion among different cultural groups, through before-after (pretest-post-test) approach.

RESULTS: Key findings in the study showed that peer-based oral communicated strategy toward develop condom use with casual sexual partners among Yi (p<0.001), Tibetan (p<0.001) and Han (p<0.0001) both in direct training groups and indirect peer diffusion groups was significant greater than control groups in comparison communities.

CONCLUSIONS: Although behavioral change in majority Han cultural group was generally more significant than minority groups, result clearly suggests that the cross-cultural strategy can be successfully adopted to effective promote safe sexual behaviour in different ethnic minority cultural group of China.

Keywords: AEGIS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Ethnic Groups, China, Minority Groups, Condoms, Cultural Diversity, HIV Infections, Sexual Behavior, Peer Group, Safe Sex, Thinking, Counseling, Case-Control Studies, Male, prevention & control, ethnology

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