2008
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-12902008000200007
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Gênero, vulnerabilidade das mulheres ao HIV/Aids e ações de prevenção em bairro da periferia de Teresina, Piauí, Brasil

Abstract: ResumoCom a mudança ocorrida no curso da epidemia de Aids a partir dos anos 1990, marcada pelo aumento da incidência entre segmentos fora dos "grupos de risco", entre eles as mulheres, o conceito de risco individual foi substituído pela noção de vulnerabilidade social, abrangendo questões relacionadas ao comportamento coletivo, como as relações de gênero, além das ações do Estado voltadas para essas questões. Este artigo relata os achados de uma pesquisa de corte qualitativo realizada com mulheres adultas, viv… Show more

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“…A terceira idade é vista pela Ter em vista a sexualidade do idoso como natural e saudável, está longe de ser compreendida e aceita pela sociedade (6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17) . Portanto, é fundamental que os profissionais da saúde estejam atentos para informar a esta clientela os meios de prevenção.…”
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“…A terceira idade é vista pela Ter em vista a sexualidade do idoso como natural e saudável, está longe de ser compreendida e aceita pela sociedade (6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17) . Portanto, é fundamental que os profissionais da saúde estejam atentos para informar a esta clientela os meios de prevenção.…”
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“…However, this may not apply to services such as the ones of the Testing and Counseling Center (CTA), once their search involves, in most cases, the perception of STD risk. The fact of being man and single is most frequently associated with certain risk behaviour (5,10) and possibly to a greater perception of these risks also, which may justify the greater presence of single men in the CTA of Montes Claros.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Aids expansion in the small and medium cities, as Montes Claros and other cities in the North region of Minas Gerais reflects the general trend of the epidemic internalization, as shown in the country from the 1990's (1,3) . HIV/Aids collected data in the last 30 years in Brazil and in the world as well, pointed at a complex and unstable dynamic with significant regional differences and determinants related to individual, social, cultural and political factors, whose interaction results in a bigger or lesser vulnerability of the individual in contracting the HIV virus during his life (4)(5)(6)(7) . In this context, the "behavior" factor plays an important role in the virus transmission chain (8) .…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…The fact that women have sex without condom use by partners, can partly be explained by the intimacy and trust built over the years together, and even by ease acquired by the couple 12 .The use of the female condom provides autonomy and freedom of choice, whether or not women know their HIV status, its injury and the need to protect themselves are failing to use the female condom for failure to introject this practice in their behavior or by little or no information on STDs/ AIDS and little awareness of condom use 16,18 . Moreover, the condom as a contraceptive method arises, never as a barrier to disease and suggest the use of condoms, not for contraception, can lead to distrust her husband of being betrayed or feel discredited by his wife in their extramarital attitudes 22 .The negotiation with the partner about condom use is often difficult, and sometimes requires the claim that security is to prevent an unwanted pregnancy 13 .…”
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