Bedroom secrets: safe sex knowledge and practice by people living with HIV/AIDS

Authors

  • Manuela Balbino Lôbo
  • Silvio Romero Fernando Ferreira da Silva
  • Débora de Souza Santos Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Escola de Enfermagem e Farmácia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v14i2.12647

Keywords:

Safe Sex, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Vulnerability, Nursing

Abstract

http://dx.doi.org/10.5216/ree.v14i2.12647

The present study was performed at the Day Hospital of Professor Alberto Antunes University Hospital in Maceió, Alagoas, with the objective to analyze the safe sex knowledge and practice of people living with HIV. This descriptive study used a qualitative approach and conducted semi-structured interviews with thirteen people. The collected data were organized and submitted to thematic analysis. The results revealed two themes: The perception of living with HIV and The contradiction between safe sex knowledge and practices. The analysis highlighted the vulnerable situation related to the condition of being HIV-positive and living in social marginality, which makes living with HIV more difficult and leads to unprotected sex practices. A discussion is presented regarding the need for services to develop educational and preventive strategies aimed at people living with the virus, taking into consideration the subjectivity of their sociocultural context.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Manuela Balbino Lôbo

Enfermeira, Mestre em Enfermagem. Maceió, AL, Brasil. E-mail: manubalbino@hotmail.com.

Silvio Romero Fernando Ferreira da Silva

Enfermeiro. Maceió, AL, Brasil. E-mail: sr.romero46@hotmail.com.

Débora de Souza Santos, Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Escola de Enfermagem e Farmácia

Enfermeira, Mestre em Enfermagem. Professora, Escola de Enfermagem e Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, AL, Brasil. E-mail:ssdebora@yahoo.com.br.

Downloads

Published

2012-06-30

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Original Article