RESUMO
This study was initiated to identify and compare needs for STD/HIV information among three population groups within the prison, in order to plan effective educational programmes. A pretested questionnaire conducted by individual interview, was administered to (i) 20 prison staff, (ii) long-term inmates and (iii) 46 soon-to-be-released inmates. The last group also received a condom skills module with a pretest of condom use skill, demonstration of correct use, and a post-test of skill. High AIDS/HIV awareness and knowledge contrasted with a low knowledge of STD's. There was considerable risk of STDs both within and outside of the prison, based on reported behaviours. Condom use skills were low among inmates. Staff demonstrated higher overall knowledge. All groups expressed concern about contact with HIV-positive inmates. Clearly, previous interventions have achieved a considerable degree of success. Further education inputs should focus on information about other STDs and should include condom skills training (AU)
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Humanos , Prisioneiros , Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/prevenção & controle , Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis/prevenção & controle , São Vicente e Granadinas , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em SaúdeRESUMO
Dengue is endemic in the Caribbean where the mosquito vector is Aedes aegypti. This mosquito however, is becoming resistant to some of the insecticides used for its control, and householders themselves are objecting to the use of temephos (abate) placed in their drinking water. Consequently, alternative methods are being sought to control Aedes aegypti. Thus we have used the predatory mosquito Toxorhynchites moctezuma on an experimental basis to suppress Aed.aegypti in an island habitat. Toxorhynchites mosquitoes are predators in all larval stages. Tx. moctezuma, the species used in this project, was easily colonized from field-collected material in Trinidad. The trials were conducted in 2 villages in Union Island in the state of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Eastern Caribbean. One village, Ashton, served as the control while Clifton was the treated village. At Clifton, each permanent or semi permanent water-holding container received between 2 and 100 immature Tx. moctezuma, depending on its size. Baseline data were collected by obtaining ovitrap, house, Breteau, cistern and drum indices from the 2 villages for 4 months in 1988 prior to treatment. Impact of release of predators was evaluated by comparing the various indices and the percentage changes before and after the introduction of predators in the 2 villages. All indices were lower, and the percentage decline greater in the treatment village than in the control village. The use of Tx. moctezuma as a possible biological control agent for Aed.aegypti needs to be further evaluated (AU)