Carla Marins Silva

A percepção de mulheres quanto à vulnerabilidade feminina para contrair DST/HIV

This is a descriptive study using a qualitative approach. The purpose was to analyze womens perception about female vulnerability to acquire STD/HVIV. The study took place in 2006 at a university campus in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Interviews were carried out with 12 women, older than 18 years, of different educational levels, ethnic origins and religions. The women were students, technical-administrative workers and faculty members, among other users. The study complied with the requirements of the National Research Ethics Committee. Data analysis was performed according to the premises of Content Analysis. Results revealed two large dimensions: one related with the womens personal perception and their behaviors, and another related with these womens opinion about other womens behavior. This article discusses the data regarding the collective dimension. It was concluded that the interviewed women recognize vulnerability factors in other women and realize the risk that others face of acquiring STD/HIV, but do not consider themselves to be at risk.This is a descriptive study using a qualitative approach. The purpose was to analyze womens perception about female vulnerability to acquire STD/HIV. The study took place in 2006 at a university campus in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Interviews were carried out with 12 women, older than 18 years, of different educational levels, ethnic origins and religions. The women were students, technical-administrative workers and faculty members, among other users. The study complied with the requirements of the National Research Ethics Committee. Data analysis was performed according to the premises of Content Analysis. Results revealed two large dimensions: one related with the womens personal perception and their behaviors, and another related with these womens opinion about other womens behavior. This article discusses the data regarding the collective dimension. It was concluded that the interviewed women recognize vulnerability factors in other women and realize the risk that others face of acquiring STD/HIV, but do not consider themselves to be at risk.

A vulnerabilidade da mulher idosa em relação à AIDS.

This article is a systhematic literature review including the period from 1994 to 2009, whose objective was to discuss the aged womans vulnerability in relation to Acquired Imunodeficiency Syndrome (Aids). The search for scientific texts was accomplished in the following databases: Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SciELO), Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS) and Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE). The descriptors used were vulnerability, woman and Aids. Eighteen texts were analyzed, including articles in scientific journals, thesis and dissertations. As a conclusion, it was noted that aged women and vulnerability to Aids are directly related, through gender characteristics including submission and that were built historical and socially. We consider as fundamental the development of studies which may generate publications accessible to women, in order to help them see themselves as persons vulnerable to Aids contagion just for being women.Trata-se de revisao sistematica da literatura que abrange o periodo de 1994 a 2009, cujo objetivo foi discutir a vulnerabilidade da mulher idosa em relacao as Doencas Sexualmente Transmissiveis e Sindrome da Imunodeficiencia Adquirida (Aids). Foi realizada a busca nas bases: Biblioteca Virtual em Saude, Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SciELO), Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciencias da Saude (LILACS) e Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), usando-se como descritores vulnerabilidade, mulher e Aids. Foram analisados 18 textos incluindo artigos em periodicos, teses e dissertacoes. Concluiu-se que mulheres idosas e vulnerabilidade a Aids estao diretamente relacionadas, atraves de caracteristicas de genero que perpassam pela submissao, construidas historica e socialmente. E fundamental o desenvolvimento de estudos que gerem publicacoes acessiveis as mulheres, de modo a possibilitar que estas possam ver a si mesmas como sujeitos em risco de contrair Aids pelo simples fato de serem mulheres.

Women's perception about female vulnerability to STD and HIV

This is a descriptive study using a qualitative approach. The purpose was to analyze womens perception about female vulnerability to acquire STD/HVIV. The study took place in 2006 at a university campus in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Interviews were carried out with 12 women, older than 18 years, of different educational levels, ethnic origins and religions. The women were students, technical-administrative workers and faculty members, among other users. The study complied with the requirements of the National Research Ethics Committee. Data analysis was performed according to the premises of Content Analysis. Results revealed two large dimensions: one related with the womens personal perception and their behaviors, and another related with these womens opinion about other womens behavior. This article discusses the data regarding the collective dimension. It was concluded that the interviewed women recognize vulnerability factors in other women and realize the risk that others face of acquiring STD/HIV, but do not consider themselves to be at risk.This is a descriptive study using a qualitative approach. The purpose was to analyze womens perception about female vulnerability to acquire STD/HIV. The study took place in 2006 at a university campus in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Interviews were carried out with 12 women, older than 18 years, of different educational levels, ethnic origins and religions. The women were students, technical-administrative workers and faculty members, among other users. The study complied with the requirements of the National Research Ethics Committee. Data analysis was performed according to the premises of Content Analysis. Results revealed two large dimensions: one related with the womens personal perception and their behaviors, and another related with these womens opinion about other womens behavior. This article discusses the data regarding the collective dimension. It was concluded that the interviewed women recognize vulnerability factors in other women and realize the risk that others face of acquiring STD/HIV, but do not consider themselves to be at risk.

Diagnóstico de HPV: o processo de interação da mulher com seu parceiro

Investigacion descriptiva, cualitativa, que objetivo analisar la interaccion de la mujer y su companero a partir del diagnostico de infeccion por papiulomavirus humano (HPV). La investigacion fue realizada en 13 comunidades de las ciudades de Duque de Caxias y Nova Iguacu, estado de Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, de Octobre/2006 a Septembre/2008. Se entrevistaran veinte mujeres con diagnostico de infeccion por HPV relacionado a alto riesgo oncogenico. Los principios del Interacionismo Simbolico y de la Grounded Theory nortearan la coleccion y analisis de datos. Los resultados revelaron que este diagnostico significo serios desafios en la relacion de la mujer con su companero principalmente con respecto a adopcion de medidas preventivas. Se concluye que estos questiones llevan a la necesidad de un cuidado humanizado para favorecer el empoderamiento de las mujeres.This is a descriptive research, with qualitative approach, which aimed at analyze the interaction process between woman and her partner starting from the diagnosis of infection by the human papilomavirus (HPV). It was accomplished in 13 communities in the cities of Duque de Caxias and Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, from October/2006 to September/2008. Twenty women, diagnosed with HPV infection related to oncogenic high risk, were interviewed. The Symbolic Interactionism and Grounded Theory perspectives guided data collection and analysis. The results revealed that the HPV diagnosis means serious challenges in the womens relationship with her partner mainly regarding to the adoption of preventive initiatives. It is concluded that these issues lead to the need of a humanized care in order to favor the womens empowerment.

HPV diagnosis: woman's process of interaction with her partner

Investigacion descriptiva, cualitativa, que objetivo analisar la interaccion de la mujer y su companero a partir del diagnostico de infeccion por papiulomavirus humano (HPV). La investigacion fue realizada en 13 comunidades de las ciudades de Duque de Caxias y Nova Iguacu, estado de Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, de Octobre/2006 a Septembre/2008. Se entrevistaran veinte mujeres con diagnostico de infeccion por HPV relacionado a alto riesgo oncogenico. Los principios del Interacionismo Simbolico y de la Grounded Theory nortearan la coleccion y analisis de datos. Los resultados revelaron que este diagnostico significo serios desafios en la relacion de la mujer con su companero principalmente con respecto a adopcion de medidas preventivas. Se concluye que estos questiones llevan a la necesidad de un cuidado humanizado para favorecer el empoderamiento de las mujeres.This is a descriptive research, with qualitative approach, which aimed at analyze the interaction process between woman and her partner starting from the diagnosis of infection by the human papilomavirus (HPV). It was accomplished in 13 communities in the cities of Duque de Caxias and Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, from October/2006 to September/2008. Twenty women, diagnosed with HPV infection related to oncogenic high risk, were interviewed. The Symbolic Interactionism and Grounded Theory perspectives guided data collection and analysis. The results revealed that the HPV diagnosis means serious challenges in the womens relationship with her partner mainly regarding to the adoption of preventive initiatives. It is concluded that these issues lead to the need of a humanized care in order to favor the womens empowerment.

Female healthcare professionals’ behaviour and attitudes in the context of the feminisation of HIV/AIDS: gender vulnerability analysis

ABSTRACT In only a few years, HIV/AIDS became a severe public health problem worldwide. More recently, the phenomenon of feminisation has substantially modified the epidemiological profile of the pandemic. Drawing on Grounded Theory, this qualitative, descriptive study examines the adoption of HIV/AIDS prevention measures and practices by women health professionals. Data were acquired by semi-structured interviews of 12 women working as health professionals providing care for HIV-seropositive women. Analysis of the results showed how, as women, the participants felt safe and protected against HIV in a so-called stable relationship, because they relied on factors such as trust in their companion, and perceived themselves as vulnerable and exposed to the risk of sexual contamination. As health professionals, they revealed concerns relating to care for women with HIV, ranging from speculations about how the women were contaminated, to the sensitivity, as women professionals, to put themselves in the place of the women with HIV and, also as professionals, expressed fear of contamination through accidents with biological material. It was concluded that, despite understanding the importance of adopting self-protective HIV-prevention measures and practices, they admitted the existence of vulnerability from occupational rather than sexual risk, and accordingly deployed protective measures against workplace accidents, but failed to use condoms and thus continued to be exposed to HIV in their sexual relations.

Diagnóstico de HPV: proceso de interacción de la mujer con su pareja

Investigacion descriptiva, cualitativa, que objetivo analisar la interaccion de la mujer y su companero a partir del diagnostico de infeccion por papiulomavirus humano (HPV). La investigacion fue realizada en 13 comunidades de las ciudades de Duque de Caxias y Nova Iguacu, estado de Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, de Octobre/2006 a Septembre/2008. Se entrevistaran veinte mujeres con diagnostico de infeccion por HPV relacionado a alto riesgo oncogenico. Los principios del Interacionismo Simbolico y de la Grounded Theory nortearan la coleccion y analisis de datos. Los resultados revelaron que este diagnostico significo serios desafios en la relacion de la mujer con su companero principalmente con respecto a adopcion de medidas preventivas. Se concluye que estos questiones llevan a la necesidad de un cuidado humanizado para favorecer el empoderamiento de las mujeres.This is a descriptive research, with qualitative approach, which aimed at analyze the interaction process between woman and her partner starting from the diagnosis of infection by the human papilomavirus (HPV). It was accomplished in 13 communities in the cities of Duque de Caxias and Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, from October/2006 to September/2008. Twenty women, diagnosed with HPV infection related to oncogenic high risk, were interviewed. The Symbolic Interactionism and Grounded Theory perspectives guided data collection and analysis. The results revealed that the HPV diagnosis means serious challenges in the womens relationship with her partner mainly regarding to the adoption of preventive initiatives. It is concluded that these issues lead to the need of a humanized care in order to favor the womens empowerment.

Aged woman's vulnerability related to AIDS

This article is a systhematic literature review including the period from 1994 to 2009, whose objective was to discuss the aged womans vulnerability in relation to Acquired Imunodeficiency Syndrome (Aids). The search for scientific texts was accomplished in the following databases: Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SciELO), Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS) and Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE). The descriptors used were vulnerability, woman and Aids. Eighteen texts were analyzed, including articles in scientific journals, thesis and dissertations. As a conclusion, it was noted that aged women and vulnerability to Aids are directly related, through gender characteristics including submission and that were built historical and socially. We consider as fundamental the development of studies which may generate publications accessible to women, in order to help them see themselves as persons vulnerable to Aids contagion just for being women.Trata-se de revisao sistematica da literatura que abrange o periodo de 1994 a 2009, cujo objetivo foi discutir a vulnerabilidade da mulher idosa em relacao as Doencas Sexualmente Transmissiveis e Sindrome da Imunodeficiencia Adquirida (Aids). Foi realizada a busca nas bases: Biblioteca Virtual em Saude, Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SciELO), Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciencias da Saude (LILACS) e Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), usando-se como descritores vulnerabilidade, mulher e Aids. Foram analisados 18 textos incluindo artigos em periodicos, teses e dissertacoes. Concluiu-se que mulheres idosas e vulnerabilidade a Aids estao diretamente relacionadas, atraves de caracteristicas de genero que perpassam pela submissao, construidas historica e socialmente. E fundamental o desenvolvimento de estudos que gerem publicacoes acessiveis as mulheres, de modo a possibilitar que estas possam ver a si mesmas como sujeitos em risco de contrair Aids pelo simples fato de serem mulheres.

La vulnerabilidad de mujeres ancianas en relación a la SIDA

This article is a systhematic literature review including the period from 1994 to 2009, whose objective was to discuss the aged womans vulnerability in relation to Acquired Imunodeficiency Syndrome (Aids). The search for scientific texts was accomplished in the following databases: Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SciELO), Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS) and Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE). The descriptors used were vulnerability, woman and Aids. Eighteen texts were analyzed, including articles in scientific journals, thesis and dissertations. As a conclusion, it was noted that aged women and vulnerability to Aids are directly related, through gender characteristics including submission and that were built historical and socially. We consider as fundamental the development of studies which may generate publications accessible to women, in order to help them see themselves as persons vulnerable to Aids contagion just for being women.Trata-se de revisao sistematica da literatura que abrange o periodo de 1994 a 2009, cujo objetivo foi discutir a vulnerabilidade da mulher idosa em relacao as Doencas Sexualmente Transmissiveis e Sindrome da Imunodeficiencia Adquirida (Aids). Foi realizada a busca nas bases: Biblioteca Virtual em Saude, Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SciELO), Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciencias da Saude (LILACS) e Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), usando-se como descritores vulnerabilidade, mulher e Aids. Foram analisados 18 textos incluindo artigos em periodicos, teses e dissertacoes. Concluiu-se que mulheres idosas e vulnerabilidade a Aids estao diretamente relacionadas, atraves de caracteristicas de genero que perpassam pela submissao, construidas historica e socialmente. E fundamental o desenvolvimento de estudos que gerem publicacoes acessiveis as mulheres, de modo a possibilitar que estas possam ver a si mesmas como sujeitos em risco de contrair Aids pelo simples fato de serem mulheres.

La percepción de mujeres en lo que se refiere a la vulnerabilidad femenina para contraer DST y HIV

This is a descriptive study using a qualitative approach. The purpose was to analyze womens perception about female vulnerability to acquire STD/HVIV. The study took place in 2006 at a university campus in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Interviews were carried out with 12 women, older than 18 years, of different educational levels, ethnic origins and religions. The women were students, technical-administrative workers and faculty members, among other users. The study complied with the requirements of the National Research Ethics Committee. Data analysis was performed according to the premises of Content Analysis. Results revealed two large dimensions: one related with the womens personal perception and their behaviors, and another related with these womens opinion about other womens behavior. This article discusses the data regarding the collective dimension. It was concluded that the interviewed women recognize vulnerability factors in other women and realize the risk that others face of acquiring STD/HIV, but do not consider themselves to be at risk.This is a descriptive study using a qualitative approach. The purpose was to analyze womens perception about female vulnerability to acquire STD/HIV. The study took place in 2006 at a university campus in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Interviews were carried out with 12 women, older than 18 years, of different educational levels, ethnic origins and religions. The women were students, technical-administrative workers and faculty members, among other users. The study complied with the requirements of the National Research Ethics Committee. Data analysis was performed according to the premises of Content Analysis. Results revealed two large dimensions: one related with the womens personal perception and their behaviors, and another related with these womens opinion about other womens behavior. This article discusses the data regarding the collective dimension. It was concluded that the interviewed women recognize vulnerability factors in other women and realize the risk that others face of acquiring STD/HIV, but do not consider themselves to be at risk.