Visual Culture and Health Posters

Title:: My Boyfriend Gave Me AIDS

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Description:

The message in this poster is tailored to reach another specific group: heterosexual women who don't believe they are at risk for AIDS. The poster addresses two public health issues simultaneously: teen pregnancy and AIDS. Like many posters aimed at convincing people that they should be personally concerned with AIDS, the message is short but powerful: "AIDS is a killer. Protect Yourself." When combined with the image, the directive allows the viewer to relate to the negative consequences of inaction on a personal level. Here is a woman who from ignorance made a mistake that the viewer could also make. The sober expression of a woman standing in partial shadow evokes a sense of shame. The message is a confessional laden with guilt and regret.

Number of Image Pages:

1 (539,676 Bytes)

Date:

1987

Creator:

Oregon Department of Human Services. HIV/STD/TB Program

Source:

Original Repository: The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection.

This image may also be accessed from the Images from the History of Medicine (IHM).

URL: http://wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov/

IHM Order Number: A025254

Publisher:

Oregon Department of Human Services. HIV/STD/TB Program

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the Oregon Department of Human Services HIV/STD/TB Program.

Subject:

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):: HIV; Public Health

Visual Culture and Public Health Keywords:: Target Populations

Exhibit Category:

HIV/AIDS

Unique Identifier:

VCBBGR

Document Type:

Posters

Slides (photographs)

Language:

English

Format:

image/jpeg

image/tif

Physical Condition:

Good

Metadata Last Modified Date:

2004-08-13

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