title: Social representations about aids in people over 50, infected by HIV.
abstract: 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 thinks, at first, that we can have aids; AIDS isn't cancer; to be old and have AIDS is to be discriminated twice. The results show the importance of integral care delivery by health services to decrease the psychosocial suffering of these people.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Paulista. marislei@cultura.com.br
authors.forename: Marislei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brasileiro
authors.forename: Maria Imaculada de Fátima
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Freitas
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012961:Sociology