This research aimed to describe individual, gynecological and sexual characteristics in women with HIV/AIDS. Thirty-four women were assessed at a reference service for cancer control in Fortaleza, Ceara-Brazil in 2008, using interviews and cervical secretion collection. Participants’ ages ranged from 17 to 54 years, 67.7% had aids, 55.8% belonged to low socioeconomic level, 44.1% were married, 94.1% informed up...
This research aimed to describe individual, gynecological and sexual characteristics in women with HIV/AIDS. Thirty-four women were assessed at a reference service for cancer control in Fortaleza, Ceara-Brazil in 2008, using interviews and cervical secretion collection. Participants’ ages ranged from 17 to 54 years, 67.7% had aids, 55.8% belonged to low socioeconomic level, 44.1% were married, 94.1% informed up...
Two decades after the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, it has been observed how one generation of children has been affected by HIV. They experience a childhood marked by their parent’s becoming ill, by being orphans and by the stigma caused by the illness. Some of these children whether they are the virus’ bearer or not have to be taken to institutions. Thus, living in an institution is, most of the times, the ...
The goal of this research is to present reflects on the themes HIV/AIDS patients discussed in a self-help group regarding antiretroviral therapy (ARVT). It Is a descriptive, retrospective and documentary study. The records of 71 groups which were analyzed were held between 2007 and 2009 at a specialized outpatient clinic in Fortaleza-Ceará-Brazil. Statements about antiretroviral therapy were categorized through...
Objetivou-se apresentar reflexões das temáticas discutidas por portadores de HIV/aids acerca da terapia antirretroviral (TARV) em grupo de autoajuda. Trata-se de estudo descritivo, documental e retrospectivo. Foram analisados registros de 71 grupos desenvolvidos entre 2007 e 2009 em ambulatório especializado em Fortaleza-Ceará/Brasil. As falas sobre terapia antirretroviral foram categorizadas por inferência de ...
The goal of this research is to present reflects on the themes HIV/AIDS patients discussed in a self-help group regarding antiretroviral therapy (ARVT). It Is a descriptive, retrospective and documentary study. The records of 71 groups which were analyzed were held between 2007 and 2009 at a specialized outpatient clinic in Fortaleza-Ceará-Brazil. Statements about antiretroviral therapy were categorized through...
Objetivou-se descrever características individuais, ginecológicas e sexuais em mulheres com HIV/aids. Em serviço de referência para o controle de câncer em Fortaleza, Ceará-Brasil, avaliaram-se 34 mulheres mediante entrevista e coleta de secreção cervical em 2008. Das participantes a idade variou de 17 a 54 anos, 23(67,7%) apresentavam AIDS, 19(55,8%) eram de classe econômica baixa, 15(44,1%) casadas, 32(94,1%)...
This research aimed to describe individual, gynecological and sexual characteristics in women with HIV/AIDS. Thirty-four women were assessed at a reference service for cancer control in Fortaleza, Ceara-Brazil in 2008, using interviews and cervical secretion collection. Participants’ ages ranged from 17 to 54 years, 67.7% had aids, 55.8% belonged to low socioeconomic level, 44.1% were married, 94.1% informed u...