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SIDA No Nos Engañemos
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Audience:
Latino teens and adults
Year:
1988
Speech Rate:
144 words/min
Large Words
Language(s):
Spanish
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This video is a narrated slide presentation that depicts a talk by Dr. Ramón Padilla about AIDS and the Latino community of Los Angeles, California. The audience is composed of male and female Latinos from a wide range of age groups, including children and older adults.
Dr. Padilla addresses issues such as: HIV transmission routes; casual contact; AIDS symptoms; HIV test counseling; myths and unsafe assumptions about AIDS (for example, that women cannot get AIDS or that only homosexuals and drug addicts get AIDS); and admonishments not to engage in unsafe behaviors. Some of the information is outdated (such as the mention of ARC, prevalence statistics, information about treatment). Dr. Padilla emphasizes the fact that the most common transmission route is through male sexual contact. The AIDS information contained in this video is presented in a manner which largely conforms to Latino values. It is not explicit in presenting detailed information about safer sex, condom negotiation and use, or IV needle cleaning. The video suggests that women are vulnerable to AIDS, but the mention of women is made only in relation to the possibility of transmission of AIDS from mother to child. Later the video states that women must learn to speak about AIDS because they may be at risk if their male partner has used drugs or has had sex with other men. The video does not discuss women who become infected by their own drug use or by a heterosexual partner nor the possibility of transmission from women to men. This video places great emphasis on the values of familismo and collectivism. Dr. Padilla bases most of his appeals on the need to protect and maintain the health and safety of the Latino family and the Latino community. Throughout the video, he refers to himself as a part of the Latino community, and often speaks of “our community” or “our culture.” There are also appeals to hembrismo (the concerned parent whose child attends school with another child who has AIDS), machismo (the man who is concerned about spreading AIDS to family and friends in one’s country of origin). The overall technical quality of this documentary production is good, though the static “slide show” format may not hold the attention of all viewers. |
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