Mulheres com Aids: desvendando histórias de risco

Cadernos de Saúde Pública

Leticia Legay Vermelho¹  Regina Helena Simões Barbosa¹  Susie Andries Nogueira¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro RJ ,Brasil

关键词: Women's Health;    HIV;    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome;    Saúde da Mulher;    HIV;    Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X1999000200021

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study approaches the social and cultural profile concerning risk for HIV infection in women, describing some epidemiological variables and disclosing reports of risk situations, the meaning of living with AIDS, and support received. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to interview 25 women from the University Hospital of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, prior to the availability of multi-drug treatment. The majority reported limited schooling, were housewives or engaged in under-skilled occupations, and had family incomes lower than average for users of this public teaching hospital. The view of AIDS as "someone else's disease" was prevalent, and STDs were perceived as male infections, although several women reported episodes of STDs prior to HIV. They had received their diagnosis and initial medical care only after their partners' and/or children's illness or death. The study points to preventive strategies reinforcing these silent women's bargaining power, acting on men as potential active participants in reproductive health programs that incorporate STD/AIDS issues.

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