INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF MEDICINE
SECTION: INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN: 1755-7682
International
Medical Society
http://imedicalsociety.org
1
2017
Vol. 10 No. 197
doi: 10.3823/2467
© Under License of Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License This article is available at: www.intarchmed.com and www.medbrary.com
Abstract
Introduction: The advances of modern society have led to chan-
ges in the lives of the elderly population, stimulating them to live in
groups, in addition to the family, making aging more active in phy-
sical, emotional and social aspects. In a new perspective on life, the
elderly person turns to the perception of sexuality anchored in their
experiences, prolonging sexual activity and thus including themselves
as part of a group vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases.
Objective: The objective was to know the risk behavior of indepen-
dent elderly people in STD/HIV/AIDS prevention.
Method: Exploratory study with quantitative data approach. Sample
was composed of 24 independent elderly people without diagnosis.
An elaborate semi-structured interview script was used. The data were
analyzed by descriptive statistics, using chi-square and Pearson corre-
lation coefficient.
Results: We found 87% female, age group between 60-69 years
(62%) and marital status widow (43%). Of the sample, 87% reported
knowing the means of transmission of the virus, 79% reported not
using condoms and all had some sexual intercourse without the use of
condoms. The analysis between the dependent variable "knows how
to transmit HIV" and independent "condom use" showed statistical
significance (p = 0.014).
Risk Behavior on
HIV Transmission in Independent Elderly People
ORIGINAL
Olívia Galvão Lucena Ferreira
1
, Haydêe Cassé da Silva
2
,
Antonia Oliveira Silva
3
, Laura de Sousa Gomes Veloso
4
,
Alinne Beserra de Lucena Marcolino
5
,
Andrea Carla Brandão da Costa Santos
6
,
Maria Elma de Souza Maciel Soares
7
, Eliane de Sousa Leite
8
,
Maria Adelaide Silva Paredes Moreira
9
1 Physiotherapist, Doctoral of Nursing at
the Federal University of Paraiba. João
Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.
2 Physiotherapist, Master in Social
Psychology at the Federal University of
Paraíba. Federal University of Paraíba,
João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.
3 Nurse, PhD in Psychology at the
Institute of Labor Science and
Enterprise, ISCTE, Lisbon, Portugal,
Professor of Nursing at the Federal
University of Paraíba. João Pessoa,
Paraíba, Brazil.
4 Physiotherapist, Master’s Student of
Nursing at the Federal University of
Paraiba. João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil.
5 Physiotherapist, Doctoral Student of
Nursing at the Federal University of
Paraiba. João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil.
6 Physiotherapist, Doctoral Program
in Maternal and Child Health at the
Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor
Fernando Figueira, IMIP, Recife,
Pernambuco, Brazil.
7 Physiotherapist, Doctoral in Decision
and Health Models at the Federal
University of Paraiba. João Pessoa,
Paraiba, Brazil.
8 Academic Unit of Nursing, Teacher's
Training Center, Federal University of
Campina Grande. Cajazeiras, Paraíba,
Brazil.
9 Physiotherapist, Doctorate in Health
Sciences, Federal University of Rio
Grande do Norte, Professor at the
Federal University of Paraiba. João
Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil.
Contact information:
Eliane de Sousa Leite.
elianeleitesousa@yahoo.com.br