EPIDEMIC PROFILE AND EVALUATION OF THE SELF-ESTEEM OF BEARERS OF HIV/AIDS OF ALFENAS CITY-MG

Abstract

This study had as objectives to identify the socioeconomic characteristics and to evaluate the  self-esteem of the adult users with positive serology anti-HIV and attacked by AIDS, assisted in the Centro de Testagem e Aconselhamento (CTA) of the Alfenas-MG. It is a study accomplished among April to August 2008 with the technique of semi-structured interview. The age group prevailed among 30-39 years (37,78%), feminine gender (53,3%), white color (48,9%), single (37,8%), low education level (42,2%), that they acquired the virus through sexual relationship (88,9%) and with medium score of self-esteem (62,2%). In relation to the relatives, 24,44% of the interviewees possessed at least a positive serum in the family. The epidemic identification profile of the bearers of HIV/AIDS in CTA of Alfenas-MG it comes to evidence the need of larger social mobilization and of inter-sectorial integration in the implementation of actions that it act front to that offence.