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Fatores associados à vulnerabilidade de idosos vivendo com HIV/AIDS em Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil / Factors associated with the vulnerability of older people living with HIV/AIDS in Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil
Cerqueira, Marília Borborema Rodrigues; Rodrigues, Roberto Nascimento.
  • Cerqueira, Marília Borborema Rodrigues; Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros. Montes Claros. BR
  • Rodrigues, Roberto Nascimento; Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros. Montes Claros. BR
Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.) ; 21(11): 3331-3338, Nov. 2016.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-828482
RESUMO
Resumo Este artigo tem como objetivo definir alguns fatores associados à vulnerabilidade dos idosos ao HIV/AIDS, na perspectiva daqueles que vivem com o vírus. Foram entrevistados 20 idosos, 12 mulheres e 8 homens (todos com idade igual ou superior a 60 anos), atendidos em hospital público de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Os idosos entrevistados apresentam baixa escolaridade, baixa renda, estão ou estiveram unidos, têm percepções e comportamentos fundados em relações de gênero estruturadas com assimetria de poder e baixa capacidade de resposta à vulnerabilidade. A maioria dos idosos entrevistados tem vida sexual ativa, mas poucos deles declaram que se protegem. A falta de informações perpassa todos os níveis de vulnerabilidade estudados. O cenário é preocupante, ressaltando a necessidade de se desmitificar a invisibilidade sexual dos idosos, garantindo-lhes uma vida sexual saudável e contínua, o que lhes é de direito.
ABSTRACT
Abstract The objective of this article was to identify the factors associated with the vulnerability of the elderly aged 60 years or older to HIV/AIDS, based on the perspective of older people living with the virus. Interviews were conducted with 20 participants, including 12 women and eight men, who were patients from a public hospital in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The elderly interviewed had a low education level and low income, were currently or previously in a marital union, had perceptions and behaviors grounded in structural gender relations with power asymmetry and had a low capacity to respond to vulnerability. Most of the elderly interviewed were sexually active, but few reported protecting themselves by using condoms, and the lack of information reached all levels of vulnerability studied. The picture revealed by this article is worrying, underscoring the need to demystify the sexual invisibility of the elderly, ensuring them their right to a healthy and continuous sexual life.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: HIV Infections / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Vulnerable Populations Type of study: Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.) Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2016 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: HIV Infections / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Vulnerable Populations Type of study: Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.) Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2016 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros/BR