"Everyone is embarrassed to say they have sex": interdictions in young people's access to HIV/AIDS prevention services in the district of Grajaú, São Paulo, Brazil.

This article aims to problematize young people's access to HIV/AIDS prevention services. In recent years, new HIV/AIDS prevention strategies have become available in the public health network. By contrast, epidemiological data shows that young people are disproportionately affected by STI, HIV, and syphilis epidemics in Brazil. This is a case study with a qualitative approach, conducted in a peripheral neighborhood in the city of São Paulo. The data was collected using three techniques: an electronic survey, semi-structured interviews, and focus groups, with young people, aged 17 to 24 years. The study found that there is a mismatch between the availability of prevention and access by young people due to the lack of access to information and the fact that the subject is considered taboo. It can therefore be concluded that the quality and reliability of the information, together with the moralization of the experience of sexuality, especially among young people, interfere with access to care technologies.