RESUMO
Living with HIV infection is currently chronic but manageable. Therefore, it is important to consider the implications of individual trajectories of seeking care for the disease in the daily life of its carriers. These trajectories are in the routes followed by users seeking answers to their illness. This qualitative study sought to analyze the therapeutic itinerary of people living with HIV/AIDS. The subjects studied were men and women with HIV attended in a Specialized Healthcare unit and the University Hospital, both public services located in a municipality of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The participants were approached through interviews and data were analyzed using the thematic analysis technique. From the individual routes that permeated these narratives, the itineraries of individuals living with HIV emerged. These covered topics such as being sent from place to place and finally discovering how to enter the care system, the implications of cost and access, management of treatment and the importance of affiliation bonds. These questions that oriented the work made it possible to infer the strengths and weaknesses in the healthcare service to the HIV carrier, by considering the personal experience of these individuals.
Assuntos
Infecções por HIV , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde/normas , Adulto , Procedimentos Clínicos , Feminino , Infecções por HIV/terapia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
Having the perception of the HIV/AIDS carriers about compliance with antiretroviral medication, this qualitative study aimed at comprehending the social representations of the HIV/AIDS carriers about the drug therapy; analyzing the relation between the perception of the HIV/AIDS carriers about the drug therapy and their motivation to comply with the treatment. The research subjects were nine users, hospitalized in an infectious-contagious unit of a school hospital in the city of Juiz de Fora. Data collection occurred with semi-structured interviews. The analysis categories allowed to discuss the several aspects of antiretroviral compliance, starting from the representations elaborated by the subjects who undergo the treatment, who, using dialogue as a mediator, talk about the hindering aspects and the motivations for managing the treatment.