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GONZALEZ ROSARIO, Humberto. Estudio exploratorio acerca del Conocimiento y aspectos Socioculturales de un grupo de docentes venezolanos en relación con el VIH/SIDAExploratory study about knowledge and sociocultural aspects of a group venezuelan teachers in relation to HIV/AIDS. Revista de Investigación [online]. 2008, vol.32, n.64, pp.161-188. ISSN 1010-2914.

In this study (big) particular attention (importance) is given to the prevention of the VIH/SIDA in the school environment since this syndrome has turned into a world pandemic. With this intention in mind, (it was begun to make) an exploratory study was carried out with the purpose of detecting teachers´ needs of training in order to design and offer workshops for promoters of prevention of this infection and its syndrome, in the school environment. This way, it was considered to detect the knowledge, beliefs and sociocultural aspects related to the VIH/SIDA of the teachers which are the product of their processes of socialization and might affect the putting in practice of the workshop in the schools. The study was completed during 2006-2007. Thirty (30) voluntary teachers were participating, who attended workshops of the National Center for the Education of the Science (CENAMEC) in Caracas. They were organized in three different groups according to the gender. In order to know the meanings they gave to the VIH/SIDA, the Grounded Theory of Glaser and Strauss (1967) was applied together with a focal group technique. In the analysis of the data six (6) theoretical categories were identifi ed. Also their dimensions and the relation between them were identified to generate the contents of the workshop. The mayor categories found are: 1. Information about the VIH/SIDA. 2.Personal culture of prevention. 3. Sociocultural aspects. As product of these finds recommendations were given for the design of the workshop and materials of publication were designed for the schools. Such as triptychs, videos and a Prevention Manual of the VIH/SIDA.

Palabras clave : Teachers; AIDS; gender; knowledge.