The Story As a Strategy for the Prevention of HIV/AIDS in Adolescents

MATERIALS and methods: Mexico ranks second in Latin America, with 220,000 people living with HIV, 15-24 age group is the third largest, and still in percentage increase. The main form of contagion is the sexually, and although there are a variety of books and writings aimed at young people in conditions of marginalization and poverty remain only as a taboo subject that brings as a consequence sexual intercourse without protection and to the spread of HIV. If the information in a different, entertaining and fun way to a whole process of communication and awareness-raising, would have a feedback that would make this experience more meaningful. Therefore the tale is a tool of prevention due to the structure that possesses (introduction, knot, climax and outcome) and be illustrated or represented, makes it more dynamic and high-impact to promote a responsible, satisfying and safe sexuality. RESULTS: An illustrated compendium of stories building. Staging whose goal were 15,000 young people. After developing a survey to 7% of the attendees to know the impact and finally the training of teachers and community educators on the use of the tale as a tool for awareness-raising and prevention of HIV/AIDS. CONCLUSION: With the completion of the compendium of stories could disseminate information among young people, carried out the process of prevention through awareness and awareness. Talking about values, identity and secure or protected sex impacted on decision-making, reducing the risk for any STD, primarily HIV/AIDS. The story because it is a means of easy, which promotes responsible attitudes in sexual life, becoming a style of preventive education fun and free of prejudice.