[Asymmetrical relationships: sexuality, health, and power in the military].
The article presents an excerpt from an investigation into male military police perceptions of STD/AIDS, emphasizing RELATIONS OF POWER, identifying interventions in sexual practice and consequently, on perception and exposure to the risk of STD/AIDS contamination. Focus group meetings enabled socialization of information, showing that the majority of participants acknowledge the risk of STD/AIDS contamination, although this is not necessarily converted into prevention. It registers the inequality between men and women regarding sexual practice and its possible consequences in the growing incidence of cases of sexually transmitted disease.
Departamento de Enfermagem da UFRN. edilma.costa@bol.com.br
Edilma de Oliveira
Ede O
Costa
Raimunda Medeiros
RM
Germano
D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D016495:Police; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012927:Social Control, Informal