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Vulnerability to AIDS among the elderly in an urban center in central Brazil
Driemeier, Marta; Andrade, Sônia Maria Oliveira de; Pontes, Elenir Rose Jardim Cury; Paniago, Anamaria Mello Miranda; Cunha, Rivaldo Venâncio daOBJECTIVE: As the world population ages with an improved quality of life and sexual longevity, the prevalence of AIDS is rising among the elderly. The purpose of this study was to estimate the vulnerability to AIDS among individuals attending senior community centers in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. METHOD: This descriptive, exploratory investigation included 329 subjects selected in a probabilistic...
Vulnerabilidade de idosos que frequentam os centros de convivência de Campo Gra...
Driemeier, MartaA população mundial envelhece com qualidade de vida graças aos avanços da medicina e ao desenvolvimento de políticas voltadas para saúde do idoso. Neste contexto surge a longevidade sexual e consequentemente os riscos de indivíduos com mais de sessenta anos adquirirem doenças sexualmente transmissíveis (DST). Apesar disto, mantém-se a idéia de que o idoso é assexuado e a prevalência da Síndrome da Imunodeficiên...
Vulnerability to AIDS among the elderly in an urban center in central Brazil
Driemeier, Marta; Andrade, Sônia Maria Oliveira de; Pontes, Elenir Rose Jardim Cury; Paniago, Anamaria Mello Miranda; Cunha, Rivaldo Venâncio daOBJECTIVE: As the world population ages with an improved quality of life and sexual longevity, the prevalence of AIDS is rising among the elderly. The purpose of this study was to estimate the vulnerability to AIDS among individuals attending senior community centers in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. METHOD: This descriptive, exploratory investigation included 329 subjects selected in a probabilistic...