Joice Gaspar

Qualidade de vida de mulheres vivendo com o HIV/aids de um município do interior paulista

A terapia antirretroviral de alta potencia beneficia os individuos com HIV/aids na sobrevida, cronicidade e qualidade de vida. Este estudo de corte transversal, com abordagem quantitativa, objetivou avaliar a qualidade de vida de mulheres com HIV/aids, utilizando o WHOQOL - HIV bref e sua associacao com variaveis sociodemograficas. Foi realizado em dois ambulatorios especializados no atendimento a individuos com HIV/aids. De 106 mulheres participantes, 99,1% eram heterossexuais e 92,4% foram infectadas por via sexual. Dentre os dominios de qualidade de vida, espiritualidade obteve maior escore (65,7), seguido pelo fisico (64,7), psicologico (60,6), relacoes sociais (59,5). Menores escores foram atingidos nos dominios nivel de independencia (58,6) e meio ambiente (54,5). Evidenciou-se que os fatores baixo nivel socioeconomico e educacional tiveram associacao com diferentes dominios, denotando a relacao entre qualidade de vida e condicoes de vida. Concluiu-se que persistem os desafios no âmbito das relacoes sociais, afetivas, financeiras, requerendo intervencoes efetivas focando o empoderamento das mulheres com HIV/aids.High potency antiretroviral therapy brings benefits to people with HIV/AIDS, related to survival, chronicity and quality of life. The objective of this quantitative and cross-sectional study was to assess the quality of life of women with HIV/AIDS, using the WHOQOL--HIV bref and its association with sociodemographic variables. The study was performed in outpatient clinics specialized in care to HIV/AIDS patients. Of the 106 interviewed women, 99.1% were heterosexual and 92.4% were infected sexually. Among the domains of quality of life, spirituality had the highest score (65.7), followed by physical (64.7), psychological (60.6), social relationships (59.5). Level of independence (58.6) and environment (54.5) scored the lowest. The factors low socioeconomic and educational levels were associated with different domains of quality of life, showing the relationship between quality of life and living conditions. Challenges persist in the scope of social, affective and financial relations, which require effective interventions regarding empowerment of women with HIV/AIDS.

Quality of life in women with HIV/aids in a municipality in the state of São Paulo

A terapia antirretroviral de alta potencia beneficia os individuos com HIV/aids na sobrevida, cronicidade e qualidade de vida. Este estudo de corte transversal, com abordagem quantitativa, objetivou avaliar a qualidade de vida de mulheres com HIV/aids, utilizando o WHOQOL - HIV bref e sua associacao com variaveis sociodemograficas. Foi realizado em dois ambulatorios especializados no atendimento a individuos com HIV/aids. De 106 mulheres participantes, 99,1% eram heterossexuais e 92,4% foram infectadas por via sexual. Dentre os dominios de qualidade de vida, espiritualidade obteve maior escore (65,7), seguido pelo fisico (64,7), psicologico (60,6), relacoes sociais (59,5). Menores escores foram atingidos nos dominios nivel de independencia (58,6) e meio ambiente (54,5). Evidenciou-se que os fatores baixo nivel socioeconomico e educacional tiveram associacao com diferentes dominios, denotando a relacao entre qualidade de vida e condicoes de vida. Concluiu-se que persistem os desafios no âmbito das relacoes sociais, afetivas, financeiras, requerendo intervencoes efetivas focando o empoderamento das mulheres com HIV/aids.High potency antiretroviral therapy brings benefits to people with HIV/AIDS, related to survival, chronicity and quality of life. The objective of this quantitative and cross-sectional study was to assess the quality of life of women with HIV/AIDS, using the WHOQOL--HIV bref and its association with sociodemographic variables. The study was performed in outpatient clinics specialized in care to HIV/AIDS patients. Of the 106 interviewed women, 99.1% were heterosexual and 92.4% were infected sexually. Among the domains of quality of life, spirituality had the highest score (65.7), followed by physical (64.7), psychological (60.6), social relationships (59.5). Level of independence (58.6) and environment (54.5) scored the lowest. The factors low socioeconomic and educational levels were associated with different domains of quality of life, showing the relationship between quality of life and living conditions. Challenges persist in the scope of social, affective and financial relations, which require effective interventions regarding empowerment of women with HIV/AIDS.

Sociodemographic and clinical factors of women with HPV and their association with HIV

Objetivo: identificar la asociacion entre la serologia reactiva o no reactiva para el VIH y las variables sociodemograficas y clinicas de mujeres con infeccion genital por el VPH. Metodo: estudio transversal, retrospectivo, realizado en un servicio de referencia en Ribeirao Preto. Fueron estudiadas 824 mujeres sometidas a la prueba anti-VIH que poseian lesion intraepitelial cervical de bajo o alto grado o condiloma como lesion genital causada por el VPH. Para verificar la asociacion, se realizo la prueba Chi-cuadrado y el analisis de regresion logistico con calculo de odds ratio e intervalo de confianza de 95%. Resultados: se identifico mayor probabilidad de seropositividad para: mujeres no blancas; de baja escolaridad; viudas; consumacion de alcohol, tabaco o droga ilicita; con hepatitis C; que poseian multiples companeros; y, las que se prostituian. Conclusion: frente al gran aumento de mujeres infectadas por enfermedades sexualmente transmisibles y considerando la influencia del contexto socioeconomico y comportamental en el transcurso de estas infecciones, se destaca la importancia de contar con politicas publicas que establezcan estrategias de intervencion en las que participen la prevencion, el diagnostico precoz y el tratamiento oportuno de estos perjuicios, con la finalidad de que se promueva la calidad de vida de esta poblacion.Descriptores: Infecciones por Papillomavirus; Mujeres; VIH.OBJECTIVE: to identify the association between HIV-seropositive or HIV-seronegative status and the sociodemographic and clinical variables of women with genital HPV infection. METHOD: cross-sectional, retrospective study in a reference service in Ribeirão Preto. A total of 824 women undergoing HIV testing who had high or low grade cervical intraepithelial lesions or condylomatous genital lesions caused by HPV were studied. The chi-square test and logistic regression analysis with the calculation of the odds ratio and a confidence interval of 95% were conducted to verify the association. RESULTS: a higher probability of seropositivity was identified for non-white women; with low education; widowed; who consumed alcohol, tobacco or illicit drugs; with hepatitis C; who had multiple partners; and that worked as prostitutes. CONCLUSION: the increasing impairment of women due to sexually transmitted infections, considering the influence of the socioeconomic and behavioral context on the course of these infections, highlights the importance of public policies that establish intervention strategies involving the prevention, early diagnosis and timely treatment of these diseases, so that there is the promotion of quality of life in this population.OBJECTIVE: to identify the association between HIV-seropositive or HIV-seronegative status and the sociodemographic and clinical variables of women with genital HPV infection. METHOD: cross-sectional, retrospective study in a reference service in Ribeirao Preto. A total of 824 women undergoing HIV testing who had high or low grade cervical intraepithelial lesions or condylomatous genital lesions caused by HPV were studied. The chi-square test and logistic regression analysis with the calculation of the odds ratio and a confidence interval of 95% were conducted to verify the association. RESULTS: a higher probability of seropositivity was identified for non-white women; with low education; widowed; who consumed alcohol, tobacco or illicit drugs; with hepatitis C; who had multiple partners; and that worked as prostitutes. CONCLUSION: the increasing impairment of women due to sexually transmitted infections, considering the influence of the socioeconomic and behavioral context on the course of these infections, highlights the importance of public policies that establish intervention strategies involving the prevention, early diagnosis and timely treatment of these diseases, so that there is the promotion of quality of life in this population.

Fatores sociodemográficos e clínicos de mulheres com papilomavírus humano e sua associação com o vírus da imunodeficiência humana

Objetivo: identificar la asociacion entre la serologia reactiva o no reactiva para el VIH y las variables sociodemograficas y clinicas de mujeres con infeccion genital por el VPH. Metodo: estudio transversal, retrospectivo, realizado en un servicio de referencia en Ribeirao Preto. Fueron estudiadas 824 mujeres sometidas a la prueba anti-VIH que poseian lesion intraepitelial cervical de bajo o alto grado o condiloma como lesion genital causada por el VPH. Para verificar la asociacion, se realizo la prueba Chi-cuadrado y el analisis de regresion logistico con calculo de odds ratio e intervalo de confianza de 95%. Resultados: se identifico mayor probabilidad de seropositividad para: mujeres no blancas; de baja escolaridad; viudas; consumacion de alcohol, tabaco o droga ilicita; con hepatitis C; que poseian multiples companeros; y, las que se prostituian. Conclusion: frente al gran aumento de mujeres infectadas por enfermedades sexualmente transmisibles y considerando la influencia del contexto socioeconomico y comportamental en el transcurso de estas infecciones, se destaca la importancia de contar con politicas publicas que establezcan estrategias de intervencion en las que participen la prevencion, el diagnostico precoz y el tratamiento oportuno de estos perjuicios, con la finalidad de que se promueva la calidad de vida de esta poblacion.Descriptores: Infecciones por Papillomavirus; Mujeres; VIH.OBJECTIVE: to identify the association between HIV-seropositive or HIV-seronegative status and the sociodemographic and clinical variables of women with genital HPV infection. METHOD: cross-sectional, retrospective study in a reference service in Ribeirão Preto. A total of 824 women undergoing HIV testing who had high or low grade cervical intraepithelial lesions or condylomatous genital lesions caused by HPV were studied. The chi-square test and logistic regression analysis with the calculation of the odds ratio and a confidence interval of 95% were conducted to verify the association. RESULTS: a higher probability of seropositivity was identified for non-white women; with low education; widowed; who consumed alcohol, tobacco or illicit drugs; with hepatitis C; who had multiple partners; and that worked as prostitutes. CONCLUSION: the increasing impairment of women due to sexually transmitted infections, considering the influence of the socioeconomic and behavioral context on the course of these infections, highlights the importance of public policies that establish intervention strategies involving the prevention, early diagnosis and timely treatment of these diseases, so that there is the promotion of quality of life in this population.OBJECTIVE: to identify the association between HIV-seropositive or HIV-seronegative status and the sociodemographic and clinical variables of women with genital HPV infection. METHOD: cross-sectional, retrospective study in a reference service in Ribeirao Preto. A total of 824 women undergoing HIV testing who had high or low grade cervical intraepithelial lesions or condylomatous genital lesions caused by HPV were studied. The chi-square test and logistic regression analysis with the calculation of the odds ratio and a confidence interval of 95% were conducted to verify the association. RESULTS: a higher probability of seropositivity was identified for non-white women; with low education; widowed; who consumed alcohol, tobacco or illicit drugs; with hepatitis C; who had multiple partners; and that worked as prostitutes. CONCLUSION: the increasing impairment of women due to sexually transmitted infections, considering the influence of the socioeconomic and behavioral context on the course of these infections, highlights the importance of public policies that establish intervention strategies involving the prevention, early diagnosis and timely treatment of these diseases, so that there is the promotion of quality of life in this population.

Factores sociodemográficos y clínicos de mujeres con el VPH y su asociación con el VIH

Objetivo: identificar la asociacion entre la serologia reactiva o no reactiva para el VIH y las variables sociodemograficas y clinicas de mujeres con infeccion genital por el VPH. Metodo: estudio transversal, retrospectivo, realizado en un servicio de referencia en Ribeirao Preto. Fueron estudiadas 824 mujeres sometidas a la prueba anti-VIH que poseian lesion intraepitelial cervical de bajo o alto grado o condiloma como lesion genital causada por el VPH. Para verificar la asociacion, se realizo la prueba Chi-cuadrado y el analisis de regresion logistico con calculo de odds ratio e intervalo de confianza de 95%. Resultados: se identifico mayor probabilidad de seropositividad para: mujeres no blancas; de baja escolaridad; viudas; consumacion de alcohol, tabaco o droga ilicita; con hepatitis C; que poseian multiples companeros; y, las que se prostituian. Conclusion: frente al gran aumento de mujeres infectadas por enfermedades sexualmente transmisibles y considerando la influencia del contexto socioeconomico y comportamental en el transcurso de estas infecciones, se destaca la importancia de contar con politicas publicas que establezcan estrategias de intervencion en las que participen la prevencion, el diagnostico precoz y el tratamiento oportuno de estos perjuicios, con la finalidad de que se promueva la calidad de vida de esta poblacion.Descriptores: Infecciones por Papillomavirus; Mujeres; VIH.OBJECTIVE: to identify the association between HIV-seropositive or HIV-seronegative status and the sociodemographic and clinical variables of women with genital HPV infection. METHOD: cross-sectional, retrospective study in a reference service in Ribeirão Preto. A total of 824 women undergoing HIV testing who had high or low grade cervical intraepithelial lesions or condylomatous genital lesions caused by HPV were studied. The chi-square test and logistic regression analysis with the calculation of the odds ratio and a confidence interval of 95% were conducted to verify the association. RESULTS: a higher probability of seropositivity was identified for non-white women; with low education; widowed; who consumed alcohol, tobacco or illicit drugs; with hepatitis C; who had multiple partners; and that worked as prostitutes. CONCLUSION: the increasing impairment of women due to sexually transmitted infections, considering the influence of the socioeconomic and behavioral context on the course of these infections, highlights the importance of public policies that establish intervention strategies involving the prevention, early diagnosis and timely treatment of these diseases, so that there is the promotion of quality of life in this population.OBJECTIVE: to identify the association between HIV-seropositive or HIV-seronegative status and the sociodemographic and clinical variables of women with genital HPV infection. METHOD: cross-sectional, retrospective study in a reference service in Ribeirao Preto. A total of 824 women undergoing HIV testing who had high or low grade cervical intraepithelial lesions or condylomatous genital lesions caused by HPV were studied. The chi-square test and logistic regression analysis with the calculation of the odds ratio and a confidence interval of 95% were conducted to verify the association. RESULTS: a higher probability of seropositivity was identified for non-white women; with low education; widowed; who consumed alcohol, tobacco or illicit drugs; with hepatitis C; who had multiple partners; and that worked as prostitutes. CONCLUSION: the increasing impairment of women due to sexually transmitted infections, considering the influence of the socioeconomic and behavioral context on the course of these infections, highlights the importance of public policies that establish intervention strategies involving the prevention, early diagnosis and timely treatment of these diseases, so that there is the promotion of quality of life in this population.

P3.057 Clinical Follow-Up of Women with Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection Treated at a Reference Hospital in Brazil

Background The viral types of HPV are classified as low or high risk oncogenic. The low risk is associated with benign genital tract infections such as genital warts or flat intraepithelial lesions of low-grade (LSIL). Already the high risk have a high correlation with intraepithelial lesion high-grade (HSIL) and carcinoma of the cervix, vulva, anus and, more rarely, the penis. Cancer of the cervix is the second most common type of cancer among women, with approximately 500,000 new cases per year worldwide. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical follow-up of women with HSIL caused by HPV, considering the attendance and the number of appointments after undergoing surgery for high frequency (CAF). Methods Transversal retrospective study with a quantitative approach, conducted in the Department of Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology (SEMIGO) of the Hospital of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil. The study population was composed of 169 women diagnosed with HSIL caused by HPV, which were submitted to CAF for at least 24 months. We analysed attendance in six of those women returns by pre-established protocol of care service study for the period of 24 months after completion of CAF. Results Regarding the clinical follow-up, 108 (63.9%) women attended the first return after LEEP, 116 (68.6%) returned the second, 72 (42.6%) to the third return, 74 (43.8%) to the fourth return, 67 (39.6%) the fifth feedback and 67 (39.6%) to the sixth return. Conclusion Considering the decline in attendance at scheduled appointments over the 24 months, it is necessary to implement health programmes aimed at greater control of clinical follow-up actions promoting character education, developed with the participation of a multidisciplinary team.

Sociodemographic and clinical factors of women with genital HPV infection and its association with HIV

Background: More than thirty years ago after the discovery of HIV/AIDS, demystifying the silent destroyer of immune system, has remained a scientific stinker. The contributions of hepatitis B (HBV) and C co infection is becoming increasingly recognized. The prevalence of HIV/HBV co infection has been studied by many in Nigeria, but non has been studied in adult population in owerri, Imo State, southeast, Nigeria. Method: A total of 300 HIV positive adults who were >18years and residing in Owerri were enrolled in this study. Participants were drawn from twenty (20) private laboratory services between January, 2013 and August, 2013. Sample Collection and Processing: 2mls of blood from patients who tested positive for HIV were drawn after obtaining informed consent, using a sterile syringe and needle. Samples were transferred into a universal glass container. These were adequately labeled and allowed to stand between 4-6 hours to obtain the sera. The sera were tested for hepatitis B surface antigen using HBsAg Rapid test Kit (Atlas Link Biotech Co, ltd) according to the manufacturer’s direction. Result: Out of the three hundred (300) individuals who tested positive for HIV, thirty two (32) persons (10.6%) showed positive serology test for Hepatitis B in our series. Out of these persons, twenty one (21) (65.6%) were females while eleven (11) (34.4%) were males. Among the study population, persons aged 25-34.9 years had the highest prevalence of co infection (56.25%), while patients aged 55-64.9 years had the least prevalence. Males aged 35-44.9 years had the highest prevalence. Majority of the females were secondary school holders (46.9%) who were self-employed and having multiple unprotected heterosexual lifestyles. Conclusions: HIV and Hepatitis B viral infections share common route of transmission with HIV known to accelerate HBV replication and progression. The increasing number of chronic liver diseases like cirrhosis among HIV infected individuals which have been demonstrated to be higher in HBV infected persons call for greater concern. Greater public health enlightenment in areas of health seeking behavior, safer sex practice, and overall health promotion must be intensified if reduction of this hepatitis B viral burden is to be achieved. Nwako Okechukwu et al., J AIDS Clin Res 2013, 4:9 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-6113.S1.002P living with Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) [PLWHA] are cared for by family members or friends. Caregivers are now expected to provide more complex care in the home and many of them experience compromised physical, social, and mental health. To determine the physical health and mental status of family caregivers for PLWHA, the relationships among the variables were examined. This is a descriptive correlational design study, comprised of 66 female participants, with a mean age of 39.53 years.Most (66.7%) participants were unemployed. The participants scored 79.5% on knowledge of HIV and AIDS, that is, the participants obtained 36.6 points out of a possible 46 points, demonstrating some knowledge deficit. There were positive and significant relationships between stress related to caregiving and several variables: lack of food (r = 0.280, p ≤ 0.05; lack of supplies, such as diapers (r = 0.331, p = 0.01); inability of care-recipient to eat (r = 0.245, p ≤ 0.05); lack of support from the family or friends (r = 0.353, p = 0.01); and lack of knowledge and skills in meeting the physical needs of the care-recipient (r = 0.276, p ≤ 0.05). The relationship between the age of the participant and related to caregiving was significant (r = .325, p = 0.01). Family caregivers should be trained and capacitated on effective stress releasing techniques; and National family caregivers’ policies and programmers be developed and operationalized to guide care and support of caregivers. Mona Hassan et al., J AIDS Clin Res 2013, 4:9 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-6113.S1.002Objectives: Enteric parasites are a major cause of diarrhoea in HIV/AIDS patients with low CD4 counts. Parasitic infections in HIV-infected individuals can reduce their quality of life and life span, especially those who are severely immunosuppressed with a CD4 T-lymphocyte count < 200cells/μl. This study presents CD4 counts and enteric parasitic infections in HIV-infected individuals. Methodology: A total of 480 subjects were recruited at the General Hospital, Nasssarawa Toto, Nigeria. Stool samples collected were analyzed macroscopically and microscopically for consistency and the presence of enteric parasites; while the accompanying CD4 values were enumerated using the coulter manual CD4 count method. Results: The overall prevalence rate of enteroparasites was 24% (115/480). The parasites detected were Hookworm (6.5%), Entamoeba histolytica (4.4%), Schistosoma mansoni (2.9%), Giardia lamblia (2.5%), Entamoeba coli (2.3%), Isospora belli (1.7%), Strongyloides stercoralis (1.0%), Faciola spp. (1.0%), Dipylidium caninum (0.6%), Cyclospora spp. (0.4%), Ascaris lumbricoides (0.4%), and Enterobius vermicularis (0.2%). Most (80%) of the patients infected with these parasites had a CD4 count of less than 200 cells/μl. Similarly, majority (65%) of patients with diarrhoea had a CD4 count of less than 200 cells/μl. Patients with CD4 counts of 201 cells/μl and above were less affected. However, these differences were not statistically significant (p>0.05). Conclusions: Low CD4 counts in HIV-infected patients can lead to enteric infections. This information strengthens the importance of monitoring CD4 counts and intestinal parasites. Routine CD4 testing will greatly improve the prognosis of HIV positive patients.I the US, African Americans (AA) face the most rigorous burden of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection. In actual fact, HIV has reached epidemic proportions in African American women (AAW). Therefore, reducing risky sexual behaviors in AA women is a vital component of preventative initiatives for this vulnerable population. Despite the many studies conducted on HIV in the AA community, factors that influence sexual risk taking, such as self-esteem, have yet to be understood. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self esteem and sexual risk taking behaviors in young AAW. The participants were a convenience sample of 33 AAW from three Metropolitan regions within Michigan. Data collection materials specific to this study are a sociodemographic questionnaire, an interview questionnaire, and a semi-structured qualitative interview guide. The sociodemographic questionnaire was obtained by self-report and information collected included age, race, education level, marital status, income level, religious affiliation and participation, sexual activity, current relationship duration, and confidence that the current relationship is monogamous. Participants also completed an interview questionnaire that consisted of eight, five point likert scales that measured three broad categories: a) condom use intentions, b) interpersonal factors and c) relationship characteristics and dynamics. The Modified AIDS Risk Reduction Model provided the framework for the semistructured interview questions used for the focus group session. Following attainment of a written consent, participants completed the questionnaires before the focus group session. The combination of quantitative and qualitative data collection methods used in the study allowed the researchers to gain a better understanding of how self esteem influences risky sexual behaviors in AAW. The results offer important insight into how AAW define self esteem and the relationship self esteem has on risky sexual behaviors. Moreover, findings from the study can be used to develop strategies that facilitate self-efficacy and sexual assertiveness programs for this vulnerable population. Laura I. Pittiglio, J AIDS Clin Res 2013, 4:9 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-6113.S1.002

Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors and Their Association with the Types of Lesion Caused by the Human Papilloma Virus

HPV infection of the lower genital tract is divided into clinical, subclinical and latent. Subclinical infections are more frequent than clinical infections, in both men and women. The objective of this study was to identify the association between the types of lesions caused by HPV and sociodemographic and clinical variables. Subjects were 977 women diagnosed with HPV lesions: LSIL, HSIL or condyloma. The chi-square test was used to verify the association, and p values smaller than 0.05 were considered significant. There was an association between the types of lesions and the age group (p=0.0074), education level (p=0.0011), marital status (p=0.0011), economic status (p<0.01), use of alcohol (p=0.0048) and smoking (p<0.01), the HIV serodiagnosis (p<0.01) and the number of partners (p=0.0077). It was demonstrated in this study that there is an inversion of the prevalence of these types of lesions due to age, which is justified by the persistence and progressiveness of lesions in older women compared to those of a younger age. It was identified that the fewer the years of education, the greater the grade of the HPV lesion. In terms of income, an association was observed with the type of lesion, in that women without a fixed income were the most affected by all types of infection signs. In opposition to the initial hypothesis of this study, there was a greater incidence of women in a stable relationship for all forms of HPV infection, suggesting an exceeding trust in their affective-sexual partner and the consequent unprotected sex behavior.

Calidad de vida de mujeres viviendo con HIV/aids en un municipio del interior paulista

A terapia antirretroviral de alta potencia beneficia os individuos com HIV/aids na sobrevida, cronicidade e qualidade de vida. Este estudo de corte transversal, com abordagem quantitativa, objetivou avaliar a qualidade de vida de mulheres com HIV/aids, utilizando o WHOQOL - HIV bref e sua associacao com variaveis sociodemograficas. Foi realizado em dois ambulatorios especializados no atendimento a individuos com HIV/aids. De 106 mulheres participantes, 99,1% eram heterossexuais e 92,4% foram infectadas por via sexual. Dentre os dominios de qualidade de vida, espiritualidade obteve maior escore (65,7), seguido pelo fisico (64,7), psicologico (60,6), relacoes sociais (59,5). Menores escores foram atingidos nos dominios nivel de independencia (58,6) e meio ambiente (54,5). Evidenciou-se que os fatores baixo nivel socioeconomico e educacional tiveram associacao com diferentes dominios, denotando a relacao entre qualidade de vida e condicoes de vida. Concluiu-se que persistem os desafios no âmbito das relacoes sociais, afetivas, financeiras, requerendo intervencoes efetivas focando o empoderamento das mulheres com HIV/aids.High potency antiretroviral therapy brings benefits to people with HIV/AIDS, related to survival, chronicity and quality of life. The objective of this quantitative and cross-sectional study was to assess the quality of life of women with HIV/AIDS, using the WHOQOL--HIV bref and its association with sociodemographic variables. The study was performed in outpatient clinics specialized in care to HIV/AIDS patients. Of the 106 interviewed women, 99.1% were heterosexual and 92.4% were infected sexually. Among the domains of quality of life, spirituality had the highest score (65.7), followed by physical (64.7), psychological (60.6), social relationships (59.5). Level of independence (58.6) and environment (54.5) scored the lowest. The factors low socioeconomic and educational levels were associated with different domains of quality of life, showing the relationship between quality of life and living conditions. Challenges persist in the scope of social, affective and financial relations, which require effective interventions regarding empowerment of women with HIV/AIDS.