Is the chronicity of HIV/AIDS fragile? Biomedicine, politics and sociability in an online social network

Authors

  • Lucas Pereira de Melo Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Centro Colaborador da OPAS/OMS para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Enfermagem, Ribeirão Preto, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8392-1398
  • Lumena Cristina de Assunção Cortez Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, Brasil http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4652-6556
  • Raul de Paiva Santos Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, Brasil; Bolsista da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1872-7414

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.4006.3298%20

Keywords:

HIV, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Medical Anthropology, Chronic Disease, Social Networking, Politics

Abstract

Objective: to understand how the relationships between chronicity and politics shape sociability and mutual help among people living with HIV/AIDS. Method: This is a virtual ethnography in a closed group on Facebook. To collect the information, on-lineparticipant observation and documental analysis were utilized. 37 posts were analyzed using the softwareNVivo 12 Pro and the thematic coding technique. Results: Two thematic categories emerged: Do the treatment and time will take care of the rest: Mutual help and HIV/AIDS as a chronic condition; and Yes, there is danger around the corner, my dear: Politics, conflicts and sociability in the group. The most relevant aspect of this study concerns the evidence of the fragility of the discourse on the chronicity of HIV/AIDS. Conclusion: Through the analysis of sociability and mutual help produced among the members of the investigated group, it was possible to apprehend the ways in which, in their experiences on living with HIV/AIDS as a chronic condition, the relationships between health-disease, politics and time showed the dependence between chronicity and the State, and its impacts on daily life.

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Published

2020-02-23

Issue

Vol. 28 (2020)

Section

Original Articles

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Is the chronicity of HIV/AIDS fragile? Biomedicine, politics and sociability in an online social network. (2020). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 28, e3298. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.4006.3298