title: [Evaluation of the self-esteem of bearers of HIV/AIDS of Alfenas city, Minas Gerais, Brazil].
abstract: This study aimed at identifying the socioeconomic characteristics and at evaluating the self-esteem of the adult users with positive serology anti-HIV and attacked by AIDS, assisted in the Centro de Testagem e Aconselhamento (CTA) of the Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is a study accomplished among April to August 2008 with the technique of semi-structured interview. The age group prevailed among 30-39 years (37.78%), feminine gender (53.3%), white color (48.9%), single (37.8%), low education level (42.2%), that they acquired the virus through sexual relationship (88.9%) and with medium score of self-esteem (62.2%). In relation to the relatives, 24.44% of the interviewees had at least a positive serum in the family. The epidemic identification profile of the bearers of HIV/AIDS in CTA of Alfenas it comes to evidence the need of larger social mobilization and of inter-sectorial integration in the implementation of actions that can act facing this grievance.
authors.affiliation: Acadêmica de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Alfenas (UNIFAL), Minas Gerais, Brasil. tabatta_renata@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Tábatta Renata Pereira
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: de Brito
authors.forename: Maraisa Pimenta
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Vilela
authors.forename: Sueli Leiko Takamatsu
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Goyatá
authors.forename: Cássia Irene Spinelli
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Arantes
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors