2016
DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0370
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Aids em idosos: motivos que levam ao diagnóstico tardio

Abstract: Objective: to investigate elderly living with HIV/Aids and health professionals, what are the reasons that lead to late diagnosis of HIV infection in the elderly. Method: prospective, qualitative study, conducted at a specialized outpatient clinic with elderly living with HIV/Aids, diagnosed age over 60 years and in the Family Health Strategy units with nurses and physicians. Data were collected through interviews and verifi ed by content analysis, using the theoretical framework of vulnerability. Results: a t… Show more

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“…A retrospective and descriptive research carried out in Montevideo, Uruguai (23) also noted these data, identifying the total of admitted and hospitalized with an average age of 63 years and a similar percentage for both sexes (53% men and 47% women). Other studies pointed out similar data (24)(25) .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
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“…A retrospective and descriptive research carried out in Montevideo, Uruguai (23) also noted these data, identifying the total of admitted and hospitalized with an average age of 63 years and a similar percentage for both sexes (53% men and 47% women). Other studies pointed out similar data (24)(25) .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…This way, the disease becomes common and there is no concerns on the use of condoms (20) . The assessed studies clarify that there is no groups of risk, only behaviors of risk (25,28) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Sob uma perspectiva mais particularizada da representação do VIH destaca-se sobre a relação entre educação e VIH, o que pode remontar a visão destes adolescentes de que o VIH é adquirido pela falta de informações sobre a doença e de cunho preventivo. Diante do exposto, destaca-se que pessoas com pouca escolaridade tendem a assimilar as informações de forma desapropriada, o que torna a apreensão do conhecimento deficitária expondo estas pessoas a maior vulnerabilidade ao VIH (Alencar & Ciosak, 2016).…”
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“…However, in Brazil, the number of elderly people (> 60 years) corresponded to 2.5% of those infected in 2002, increasing to 5.0% in 2013. Increased HIV epidemic among the elderly has also occurred worldwide 59,60 . Low income 20,21,23 and low schooling 21,24,36 are factors associated with IPV in the elderly, since they trigger conflicts between the intimate partners 23 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%