Woman and AIDS: profile of an infected population and its social implications

Authors

  • Renata Ferreira Takahashi Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Enfermagem em Saúde Coletiva
  • Hisako Shima Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Enfermagem em Saúde Coletiva
  • Márcia de Souza Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de São Paulo; Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas 

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691998000500008

Keywords:

AIDS, woman, profile, social implications

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the profile of women with AIDS from a Health Service located in São Paulo City, from October to December, 1995. The data obtained from medical charts allowed to characterize the profile in terms of age, school degree, marital status, occupation, exposed category and mean survival time. Besides, it was possible to know the number of children - sons and daughters of those women - that might be real or potential AIDS' orphans, an important social problem involving the phenomena. Authors discuss the women´s particularities in the process of the disease and the social implications related to the spread of the infection in this group.

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Published

1998-12-01

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 5 (1998)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Woman and AIDS: profile of an infected population and its social implications. (1998). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 6(5), 59-65. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691998000500008