Women victims of sexual violence: adherence to chemoprevention of HIV.
This study aimed to investigate the adherence of women victims of sexual violence, to AIDS chemoprevention treatment. A quantitative study was carried out at a care service to victims of sexual violence in Salvador (Bahia, Brazil). Study participants were 172 women. Data were collected through interviews with forms and consultation of patient files. The results showed that 45.4% of the abused women were teenagers and 40.7% of the attended women were raped. Only 54% of the women were advised to use antiretrovirals to prevent HIV. Adherence to treatment occurred in 57.4% of cases and discontinuity corresponded to 42.6%. Non-adherence to treatment was attributed to psychological or emotional disorders and non-understanding of the established treatment. Therefore, it is important that professionals pay careful attention in order to perceive the conditions that might increase women's vulnerability to the infection.
Diniz
Normélia Maria Freire
NM
College of Nursing, Bahia Federal University.
de Almeida
Lílian Conceição Guimarães
LC
dos S Ribeiro
Bárbara Cristina
BC
de Macêdo
Valéria Góes
VG
D000293:Adolescent; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D002648:Child; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012944:Social Support
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents