HIV/AIDS and seniors: knowledge of the elderly about the disease | Zendy

Cláudia Jeane Lopes Pimenta | Zendy; Iluska Pinto da Costa | Zendy; Elaine Maria Leite Rangel Andrade | Zendy; Kátia Nêyla de Freitas Macêdo Costa | Zendy; Thiago Lívio Barbosa Pereira | Zendy; Eliane de Sousa Leite | Zendy; Janaí­ne Chiara Oliveira Moraes | Zendy; Cleane Rosa da Silva | Zendy; Mônica Rafaela de Almeida | Zendy; Débora Amorim de Vasconcelos | Zendy; Andressa Séfora Queiroga de Sousa | Zendy; Tatiana Ferreira da Costa | Zendy

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HIV/AIDS and seniors: knowledge of the elderly about the disease

Author(s) -

Cláudia Jeane Lopes Pimenta,

Iluska Pinto da Costa,

Elaine Maria Leite Rangel Andrade,

Kátia Nêyla de Freitas Macêdo Costa,

Thiago Lívio Barbosa Pereira,

Eliane de Sousa Leite,

Janaíne Chiara Oliveira Moraes,

Cleane Rosa da Silva,

Mônica Rafaela de Almeida,

Débora Amorim de Vasconcelos,

Andressa Séfora Queiroga de Sousa,

Tatiana Ferreira da Costa

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international archives of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1755-7682

DOI - 10.3823/1891

Subject(s) - medicine , vulnerability (computing) , content analysis , disease , gerontology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , public health , qualitative research , population , family medicine , descriptive research , nursing , environmental health , social science , statistics , computer security , pathology , mathematics , sociology , computer science

the spread of HIV/AIDS in the elderly population is already characterized as a serious public health problem, requiring the development of actions and strategies to reduce the vulnerability of these individuals. Objective: identifying the knowledge of older people about HIV/AIDS. Method: this is an exploratory-descriptive study of a qualitative approach, developed with 26 elderly enrolled in three Family Health Strategies of the city of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil. Data were collected through interviews with a structured questionnaire and analyzed according to the Content Analysis Technique proposed by Bardin. Results: participants were 26 elderly, most of whom were women belonging to the age group of 60-69 years old and married. From the analysis of the speeches of the participants emerged the theme category Knowledge about HIV/AIDS, with the following subcategories: Definition, Sources of Information, Treatment and Prognosis. Conclusion: it showed that many seniors have relevant knowledge about the disease; however, most of this is insufficient or surrounded by the mystification of knowledge rooted in the popular daily life.

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