Evaluation the Elderly’s Knowledge about HIV / AIDS
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https://doi.org/10.21270/archi.v11i1.5521Keywords:
Aged, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, EpidemiologyAbstract
This is a cross-sectional study with 61 elderly people who attend a leisure promotion association linked to a public agency in a city in the state of São Paulo, whose objective was to evaluate the elderly's knowledge about HIV / AIDS. Data were collected through a questionnaire administered by a single researcher. Among the investigated, 64% were female; the predominant age group (50.8%) between 60 and 69 years and 55.7% were not living with their partner. Of the total, 56% had an active sex life, but 73.5% said they did not use condoms during sexual intercourse. Higher sexual activity was observed for males (81.8%) and among participants who lived with their partners (92.6%). Not using condoms was associated with female gender (93.8%) and living with a partner (88%). As for HIV transmission, there is still a portion that believes kiss on the mouth (34%); sharing glasses and cutlery (18%); use of the same toilet (25%) and mosquito bites (30%) are means of disease transmission. The results showed gaps in the knowledge of the elderly about the way of transmission and prevention of HIV, which refers to vulnerability and challenges public health, being necessary to think about policies for the creation or reformulation of health actions for the elderly, aiming, in addition to filling these gaps, contributing to behavior change and adopting safe sexual practice.
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