title: Vulnerability, human rights, and comprehensive health care needs of young people living with HIV/AIDS.
abstract: We sought to identify and understand the health care needs of young people living with HIV/AIDS, particularly in terms of their psychosocial well-being. We conducted a qualitative analysis of HIV-positive young people and their caregivers, focusing on the implications of an HIV diagnosis for health care needs. Stigma was a recurrent issue that arose in the interviews conducted with the respondents, and it was evident that youths had been denied many rights related to health. We concluded that young people living with HIV need comprehensive care based on a human rights approach. In this regard, we offer some practical recommendations for health programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. jrcayres@usp.br
authors.forename: José Ricardo de Carvalho Mesquita
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ayres
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Paiva
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: França
authors.forename: Neide
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gravato
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lacerda
authors.forename: Marinella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Della Negra
authors.forename: Heloisa Helena de Sousa
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Eliana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Galano
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lecussan
authors.forename: Aluísio Cotrim
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Segurado
authors.forename: Mariliza Henrique
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology / Q000635:transmission; D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D017028:Caregivers; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology* / Q000635:transmission; D006265:Health Care Coalitions; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006694:Holistic Health; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011287:Prejudice; D011788:Quality of Life; D014342:Truth Disclosure