Study on the perception of HIV-AIDS prevention in a social rehabilitation center in Tulcán.

Abstract

The study was carried out at the Tulcán Social Readaptation Center in the province of Carchi with the objective of developing intervention strategies to stop the spread of HIV-AIDS among people with restricted liberty. For data collection, a descriptive, qualitative and quantitative methodology was used, field research techniques and surveys were also used. The findings showed that 70% of the prison population understood that HIV is a deadly disease, 50% knew that it can be transmitted through unprotected sexual contact with another infected person, and 50% were unaware that they could fight the infection. illness at first sexual intercourse.