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Educational Intervention on Hiv/Aids With Elderly Individuals: A Quasi-Experimental Study

“…21 One hypothesis for this high rate may be the advances of the pharmaceutical industry as well as medicine, which favors the continuity of active sex life in the elderly population. 22 Regarding "vulnerability", several studies on HIV/AIDS knowledge in the elderly highlight that the elderly do not consider themselves vulnerable to HIV infection and associate this possibility with young people, drug users, homosexuals and sex workers. 17 Still in the results of the current study, it was identified that, before the educational intervention, many participants answered that they had never performed the anti-HIV test, thus highlighting the state of vulnerability these elderly people were in.…”

“…This data was also verified in a study, in which a similar proportion (23.8%) was found; thus, it is noted that there are still many questions and clashes that need to be studied, which are directly related to moral codes. 22 In this perspective, it is noteworthy that the public health policies directed at the elderly population are still insufficient, since specific guidelines for the request of anti-HIV serology for the elderly are lacking. This absence contributes to the failures during the care of this population in health services, especially in primary care, which is considered the gateway to the health system.…”