Older people's knowledge often a living centers of the third age about HIV/AIDS

Oliveira, Adélia Dalva da Silva; Rodrigues, Lívia Moreira de Carvalho; Silva, Maria Nauside Pessoa da; Silva, Erisonval Saraiva da; Lago, Eliana Campelo; Silva, Lília Maria Monteiro de Oliveira e

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%T Older people's knowledge often a living centers of the third age about HIV/AIDS
%A Oliveira, Adélia Dalva da Silva
%A Rodrigues, Lívia Moreira de Carvalho
%A Silva, Maria Nauside Pessoa da
%A Silva, Erisonval Saraiva da
%A Lago, Eliana Campelo
%A Silva, Lília Maria Monteiro de Oliveira e
%J Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online
%N 6
%P 248-255
%V 5
%D 2013
%@ 2175-5361
%> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54907-6
%X Objective: To assess the knowledge of elderly participants in the Living Center for Senior Citizens on HIV / AIDS. Method: An exploratory and descriptive study with a qualitative approach, conducted through interviews with 17 elderly participants in the Living Center for Senior Citizens in Teresina-PI. The data analysis allowed us to establish three categories: knowledge of elderly HIV / AIDS; methods used by the elderly in the prevention of HIV / AIDS and health education in the prevention of HIV / AIDS. Results: The elderly hold little knowledge about HIV / AIDS, with an emphasis on prevention, transmission and susceptibility of contracting HIV at any stage of life. Few subjects reported on the use of an adequate method of prevention. Conclusion: We emphasize the importance of Health Education as a strategy to improve the knowledge of the elderly population about important aspects of HIV / AIDS, mainly with regard to the myths related to the mode of transmission.
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%~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info