Abertura da privacidade e o sigilo do HIV/AIDS nas equipes do programa saúde da família de uma unidade básica de saúde do município de São Paulo / Opening of Privacy and Secrecy of HIV/AIDS in the familys health program team in a health basic Unit from the city of Sao Paulo

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

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Ever since the first cases of Aids were identified, there has been a change on the profile of the disease. In the beginning its was predominantly seen in well-informed adult males with homosexual practices, then changing to a much younger group, with less access to information and also women. After the 90`s you will see a significant increase in the number of cases in women although men are still the most affected. In November of 2000, there were 196016 cases of Aids identified in Brazil, where 25% were females.After diagnosis, women would face many difficulties such as things related to the infection and illness itself, treatment and everyday care and also personal relationships. Those infected with Aids, are many times worried about discrimination and stereotyping what makes them keep it secret. The objective of the Familys Health Program (PSF) is to make people seek help to strengthen social and family links and also learn to live and socialize with other people with HIV/AIDS. The PSF promotes quality of life, healthy practices and HIV prevention. Patients disclose more information and that helps PSF professionals find more answers to the healthcare questions they might have. That creates another problem that refers to confidentiality and bioethics which are also subjects of the present study. Its Results can increase awareness about the practices of PSF and with that, improve the quality of healthcare assistance. The objective of this study is to discuss privacy and confidentiality of information related to women infected with HIV/AIDS, that were assisted by PSF teams. It is a descriptive, qualitative, exploratory study that focused on focal groups and semi structured interview methods. It was done at a Health Basic Unit that operates using a PSF model in São Paulo. Data was collected from two groups with communitarian agents of health (ACS) and also 25 different interviews with nurses, tecnics, and doctors. Testimonies were analyzed according to Bardin and put into different categories: a) Revealing HIV diagnosis to users of PSF; b) Welcoming and using bonding experiences when talking about the subject; c) Revealing HIV diagnosis to the members of PSF team; d) Team discussion and confidentiality of information.We found that PSF professionals learn about the diagnosis through the patients themselves, their families, ACS and other healthcare professionals and of course, official test results. The women patients feel comfortable to talk about their HIV diagnosis when there is trust in the healthcare professional - user relationship. Professionals always try to ensure confidentiality of information about the diagnosis. This information enables professionals to talk about the health condition of the users and help PSF team members set up a plan of action.

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aids saúde da família privacidade hiv comunicação sigilosa aids privacy hiv confidential communication family health

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