Knowledge about HIV/AIDS in older adults using the services of Family Health Strategy
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 52 (), 2019
Publication year: 2019
Abstract INTRODUCTION:
This study evaluated knowledge about HIV/AIDS in elders using the services of Family Health Strategy.METHODS:
Cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical study involving 238 participants. Mini-Mental State Examination and QHIV3I were applied.RESULTS:
About 30% of participants had active sexual lives and 5.5% used condoms consistently. The question with the highest score of right answers was about transmission through needles (95%) and the lowest (52.5%) was about whether individuals infected with the virus always displayed symptoms.CONCLUSIONS:
It is necessary to train health professionals to develop actions that encourage elders to take preventive measures.
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/prevención & control, Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/psicología, Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/transmisión, Estudios Transversales, Infecciones por VIH/prevención & control, Infecciones por VIH/psicología, Infecciones por VIH/transmisión, Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud, Persona de Mediana Edad, Factores Socioeconómicos, Encuestas y Cuestionarios, Población Urbana