Knowledge about HIV/AIDS in older adults using the services of Family Health Strategy

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2019 May 16:52:e20180355. doi: 10.1590/0037-86820355-2018.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / prevention & control
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / psychology
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / transmission
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • HIV Infections* / prevention & control
  • HIV Infections* / psychology
  • HIV Infections* / transmission
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Urban Population