Sentimentos Relatados Pelos Trabalhadores Da Saúde Frente À Epidemia Da Aids (1986-2006)

Abstract

Este estudo objetivou descrever e compreender os sentimentos relatados pelos trabalhadores da saúde frente ao surgimento da aids, em um hospital de referência em doenças infectocontagiosas, no período de 1986 a 2006. Para a coleta de dados utilizamos entrevistas, coom base na da História Oral, com 23 trabalhadores da saúde, e para o tratamento dos dados, a análise de conteúdo, da qual emergiram três categorias: Atitudes e/ou sentimentos dos trabalhadores da saúde acerca da aids; Percepção dos trabalhadores da saúde quanto aos sentimentos e atitudes dos pacientes frente ao diagnóstico soropositivo para o HIV e de seus familiares; e Atitudes e/ou sentimentos da população frente ao surgimento da aids. Sentimentos como discriminação, estigma, rejeição, vergonha, morte marcaram a história da epidemia da aids; pois, mais que morte física, a aids trouxe consigo sentimentos de morte social.

Conhecimento sobre síndrome da imunodeficiência humana de idosos de uma unidade de atenção ao idoso

“…In this research, the question that sook to understand the knowledge of elders regarding the transmission of HIV through the sharing of syringes was the one with the highest number of correct responses, as also happened in some other researches (7,16) . This is due to the knowledge that came from decades of extensive publicity regarding the vulnerability of drug users and their susceptibility to contamination.…”

“…It is known that the manifestations of HIV/AIDS have different repercussions, since they are related to the way in which the body reacts to the virus (4) . Other researches presented similar results, finding that, respectively, 57.7% and 49.4% of people believed that a person who carries the virus will always manifest symptoms of the disease (7,12) . Sexuality raises many taboos, and as such, AIDS is also a subject absent from the discussions of any age group, and that can turn any supposition into real fact.…”

“…After they go through the regular processes of aging, like menopause and the belief that they are already at the end of their lives, elders start to believe that they no longer need prevention. Frequently, they see condoms as a contraceptive tool, and not as an effective method to prevent against many STIs (7) . The lack of use of condoms involves many issues.…”

“…The possible answers for the questions are "true", "false" and "I don't know". In the last section of the document, there are questions that mention AIDS as divine punishment, knowing a person who is infected by the HIV, the use of condoms and the conduction of anti-HIV tests (7) . Data was managed through the software Excel ® 2013 and analyzed in the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.…”

“…For this promoting actions to be effective, the commitment and qualification of these professionals is paramount, so the seniors can feel embraced through the establishment of a bond of trust (6) . This investigation, therefore, started from the premise that the researches regarding knowledge about IST-HIV/ AIDS are scarce, since the literature emphasizes the knowledge about HIV had by young individuals and health professionals, which results in the lack of information targeted at educating the elderly (5,(7)(8)(9) . Due to this problem, the development of researches in this area becomes necessary, as this knowledge is important for the diminution of prejudice against carriers of the virus, for the creation of preventive measures, and for demystifying the idea that seniors are asexual beings.…”