Social representations about aids in people over 50, infected by HIV Representaciones sociales sobre aids de personas arriba de los 50 años, infectadas por el HIV Representações sociais sobre aids de pessoas acima de 50 anos de idade, infectadas pelo HIV

This study analyzes representations about AIDS in nine persons older than 50, infected by HIV. The analysis revealed representations: ‘AIDS is a constant death threat’. These were categorized and named by means of the interviewers’ statements: ‘No doctor think...

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Main Authors: Marislei Brasileiro, Maria Imaculada de Fátima Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2006-10-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692006000500022