| Resumo: | THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THIS WORK IS TO DISCUSS THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM A STD/AIDS PREVENTION PROJECT, DEVELOPED AMONG JUNIOR SOCCER PLAYERS. WE COMBINED ANALYSIS OF CONTENT TECHNIQUES AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS. IT WAS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE RECORDS OF ALL DYNAMIC GROUP WORKS, THE APPLICATION OF A QUESTIONNAIRE AND BY THE OBSERVATIONS OF THESE YONG MEN S SOCIABILITY.THE PROJECT INVOLVED ALL 25 PLAYERS, FROM THE JUNIOR CATEGORY OF THE PONTE PRETA SOCCER TEAM IN THE CITY OF CAMPINAS-SP. THE GROUP HAS MEDIAN AGE OF 17,8 YEARS. SESSENTA POR CENTO OF THEM WERE LIVING IN THE CLUB LODIGING FOR 2,5 YEARS. REGARDING HIV/AIDS TRANSMISSION AND PREVENTION, THE GROUP HAS SUFFICIENT INFORMATION. THE SAME WAS NOT OBSERVED RELATED TO OTHER STD AND THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN GENERAL. THEY ARE MORE CONCERNED TO PARENTHOOD THAN TO HIV, STD AND AIDS. THEIR PLANS FOR FUTURE INCLUD MARRIAGE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THEIR PARENTS WHICH WOULD BE ACHIEVE BY THE FAME AND MONEY. EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE ENOUG INFORMATION, LIFE CONDITIONS AND AND ENVIRONMENT COULD LEAD THE YONG GROUP TOWARDS A GREATER VULNERABILITY OF GETTING INFECTED WITH HIV AND OTHER STD, SINCE THEY DO NOT IDENTIFY IT AS A PROBLEM. MOST OF THEM ARE GROWING UP AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILY,THEY MAY HAVE THEIR LIFE SUDDENLY CHANGED BY A PROFESSIONAL CAREER. BECAUSE OF THE FAME THEY MAY HAVE AN INTENSIVE SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ACCESSIBILITY TO ILLICIT DRUGS. SOCCER ENVIRONMENT REINFORCE THE TRADITIONAL GENDER BEHAVIOR WHICH, IN BRAZIL, IS STRONGLY INFLUENCIED BY AND THE MALE LATIN IDEAL. IS SPITE OF THE NECESSITY AND THE FEASIBILITY OF THIS KIND OF PROGRAM, THERE IS NO SPECIFIC PREVENTION PROGRAM AIMED TO THIS POPULATION. IT DEMANDS THE INVOLVEMENT OF CLUB LEADERS AND ALL SOCCER ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT PREVENTION ACTIONS LIKE THIS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CONSCIOUS AND HEALTHIER GENERATION..
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