HIV/AIDS em indivíduos com idade igual ou maior que 50 anos

Detalhes bibliográficos
Ano de defesa: 2013
Autor(a) principal: Nunes, Djayna Serra lattes
Orientador(a): BRANCO, Maria dos Remédios Freitas Carvalho
Banca de defesa: Não Informado pela instituição
Tipo de documento: Dissertação
Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
Idioma: por
Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal do Maranhão
Programa de Pós-Graduação: PROGRAMA DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM SAÚDE E AMBIENTE/CCBS
Departamento: DEPARTAMENTO DE SAÚDE PÚBLICA/CCBS
País: Brasil
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Link de acesso: http://tedebc.ufma.br:8080/jspui/handle/tede/1618
Resumo: The increase in life expectancy, access to treating erectile dysfunction, behavioral changes in the social and sexual and non-adherence to condoms has coincided with the increasing prevalence of HIV / AIDS in the elderly. The objective of the research was to identify the socio-economic and socio-demographic and knowledge about HIV/AIDS individuals aged 50or older. Developed a descriptive transversal study through qualitative research and quantitative. The study included people aged above 50years with a confirmed diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, registered in the Service of Specialized Health, in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. This investigation was evaluatedin49patientsaged 50to 74 years, 77.6% were female, 91.8% in the exposure category was heterosexual,52.1% had elementary education, 89.2% had family income1-3minimum wages, 63.0% had no prior information about HIV/AIDSand91.8% were receiving antiretroviral terapy. The found data can be inferred that he study group had limited knowledge about HIV/AIDS.