title: [Strength and will: theoretical and methodological issues from the standpoint of risk in epidemiology and HIV/AIDS prevention].
abstract: Health education related to HIV/AIDS prevention is approached from the standpoint of risk in epidemiology. The shortcomings of the outcomes of health programs, in terms of controlling the spread of the disease led the author to consider the premisses that lie behind these programs. One of them is the idea of the rationality of the "receiver" of health information. Notions related to public understanding of concepts produced by epidemiology are considered. Some limitations of epidemiological methods regarding interactive relationships in processes of being affected by AIDS are discussed. A method that deals with interactional aspects is presented.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Epidemiologia e Métodos Quantitativos em Saúde, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Castiel @ DCC 001.CICT.FIOCRUZ.BR
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Castiel
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior