title: [Women with HIV/AIDS: fragments of their hidden face].
abstract: The study aimed at determining factors that generate the fear visiting upon HIV-positive women and consequences in routine family, work and social life relations. The method employed is of qualitative nature Women with HIV/AIDS that were followed at the Health Clinic of São Leopoldo-RS were focused. Data collection was performed by a semi-structured interview, seeking 18 women, from 23 to 55 years old. Discrimination in the family and at the workplace and loss of friends constitute a factor of constant fear and exert an influence on the women's social behavior. The fear is also related to the women's image and social isolation.
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sínos UNISINOS, São Leopoldo, RS.
authors.forename: Petronila Libana
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Cechim
authors.forename: Lucilda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Selli
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged