Adolescent Sexual Behavior and the HIV/AIDS Risk in the Czech
Republic

J 2003

Adolescent Sexual Behavior and the HIV/AIDS Risk in the Czech Republic

RABUŠIC, Ladislav a Kateřina KEPÁKOVÁ

Základní údaje

Originální název

Adolescent Sexual Behavior and the HIV/AIDS Risk in the Czech Republic

Autoři

RABUŠIC, Ladislav (203 Česká republika, garant) a Kateřina KEPÁKOVÁ (203 Česká republika)

Vydání

Revija za sociologiju, Zagreb, 2003, 0350-154X

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50000 5. Social Sciences

Stát vydavatele

Chorvatsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/03:00008616

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

Klíčová slova anglicky

sexual behavior; sexual risks; rational choice; AIDS; HIV

Štítky

AIDS, HIV, rational choice, sexual behavior, sexual risks

Změněno: 22. 3. 2004 12:24, prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.

Anotace

V originále

Although the number of HIV-infected persons registered in the Czech Republic might appear very low, the authors caution against false optimism. They point to the risky sexual behavior of Czech youth, who, in spite of having solid knowledge about HIV/AIDS prevention, do not consistently apply it to their sexual practice. From the analysis of this paradox, based primarily on data collected in the city of Brno in 1997, the authors suggest replacing the so-far preferred rational choice theory or the Health Belief Model, as models explaining human behavior, with the more adequate theory of expected utility. While the former theories assume that individuals will make rational decisions and practice safer sex once they are better informed about HIV infection and ways to protect themselves, the latter one allows for the existence of rationality of intimacy, which differs from the scientific rationality of the health system. The theory maintains that, within the realm of intimate relationships, it might appear rational to practice unsafe sex if this is compensated by other benefits. In order to be able to reconcile the two rationalities and understand unsafe sexual behavior, the general context of an intimate situation must be analyzed, including the social norms and values involved, the emotional load, individual intentions and goals of the partners, and also the complex mechanisms of interaction and power negotiation between sexual partners.

Návaznosti

GV403/96/K120, projekt VaV

Název: Sociální trendy Výzkum - archivace - publikace - vědecká výchova

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Sociální trendy Výzkum - archivace - publikace - vědecká výchova

MSM 142300002, záměr

Název: Děti, mládež a rodina v transformaci (Akronym: MLADĚRO)

Investor: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR, Děti, mládež a rodina v transformaci

Citovat

RABUŠIC, Ladislav a Kateřina KEPÁKOVÁ. Adolescent Sexual Behavior and the HIV/AIDS Risk in the Czech Republic. Revija za sociologiju. Zagreb, 2003, roč. 34, 3-4, s. 198-206, 18 s. ISSN 0350-154X.

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RABUŠIC, Ladislav a Kateřina KEPÁKOVÁ. Adolescent Sexual Behavior and the HIV/AIDS Risk in the Czech Republic. \textit{Revija za sociologiju}. Zagreb, 2003, roč.~34, 3-4, s.~198-206, 18 s. ISSN~0350-154X.

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