Resultados: 14

Construction and validation of educational material for the health promotion of individuals with HIV

Objective: to develop and validate an educational technology for individuals living with the human immunodeficiency virus. Method: a methodological study, for the elaboration of educational material. The educational needs, content selection, and illustrations were defined from interviews with the targ...

Late diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and associated factors

Objective: to analyze the occurrence of late diagnosis of infection by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and its associated factors. Method: this is an epidemiological, cross-sectional and analytical study, carried out with 369 people followed-up by Specialized Assistance Services, undergoing anti-retrov...

Economic and epidemiological evaluation of text message-based interventions in patients with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Objective: to evaluate the cost-effectiveness ratio and the budget impact of sending text messages associated with medical consultations in order to reduce the viral load of patients infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Method: a randomized clinical trial, basis for the development of a dynam...

Factors associated to chronic kidney disease in people living with HIV/AIDS

Objective: to analyze the factors associated to chronic kidney disease in people living with HIV (PLHIV). Method: a paired case-control study (4 controls for each case) carried out in a specialized care service in the Southeastern of Brazil, by analyzing PLHIV medical records. The sample consisted of 85...

Is the chronicity of HIV/AIDS fragile? Biomedicine, politics and sociability in an online social network

Objective: to understand how the relationships between chronicity and politics shape sociability and mutual help among people living with HIV/AIDS. Method: This is a virtual ethnography in a closed group on Facebook. To collect the information, on-lineparticipant observation and documental analysis were...

Prevalence of arterial hypertension and risk factors among people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

ABSTRACT Objectives: to verify the prevalence of arterial hypertension and its risk factors among people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome under antiretroviral therapy. Method: cross-sectional study with 208 patients. Data collection was conducted through interviews using a form containing data o...

Coping strategies of people living with AIDS in face of the disease

To identify the coping strategies of people living with aids to face the disease and analyze them according to sociodemographic, clinical and lifestyle variables. This is a cross-sectional quantitative study. The sample consisted of 331 people living with aids treated at an outpatient clinic at a referr...

Quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS: temporal, socio-demographic and perceived health relationship

Abstract Objective: to analyze the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS and its relationship with sociodemographic variables, health satisfaction and time since diagnosis. Method: quantitative, cross-sectional study with a sample of 100 HIV positive people monitored in a specialized service...

Tuberculosis control in people living with HIV/AIDS

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the offering of health actions and services for the control of tuberculosis for people living with HIV/AIDS being followed up in the Specialized Care Services for HIV/AIDS in Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. Method: quantitative, exploratory survey study. Participated 253 p...