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0236/2015 - Factors associated with the vulnerability of older people living with HIV/AIDS in Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil
Fatores associados à vulnerabilidade de idosos vivendo com HIV/AIDS em Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil

Author:

• Marília Borborema Cerqueira - Cerqueira, Marília Borborema - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Economia - <mariliaborboremamoc@gmail.com> +

Co-author(s):

• Roberto Nascimento Rodrigues - Rodrigues, Roberto Nascimento - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Demografia - <beto.cedeplar@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Saúde do Idoso

Abstract:

The objective of this article is to identify the factors associated with the vulnerability of the elderly aged 60 years or more to HIV/AIDS, based in the perspective of older people living with the virus. The interviews were conducted with 20 participants, 12 women and 8 men, patients from a public hospital in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The aged interviewed showed low level of education, low income, are or were in marital union, and have perceptions and behaviors grounded in structural gender relations with asymmetry of power, therefore, showing low responsiveness to vulnerability. Most aged interviewed are sexually active, but few of them declared to protect themselves by using condoms; and the lack of information reaches all levels of vulnerability. The picture revealed by this article is worrying, underscoring the need to demystify the sexual invisibility of the aged, ensuring them a healthy and continuous sexual life that is rightfully theirs.

Keywords:

Aged HIV Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Health Vulnerability

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Cerqueira, Marília Borborema, Rodrigues, Roberto Nascimento. Factors associated with the vulnerability of older people living with HIV/AIDS in Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2015/Sep). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/factors-associated-with-the-vulnerability-of-older-people-living-with-hivaids-in-belo-horizonte-mg-brazil/15308



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