Qualidade de vida de pessoas vivendo com HIV/AIDS: avaliação à luz da perceptiva de saúde

Abstract

To evaluate the quality of life of people living with HIV / AIDS in Northern Brazil. Method: a cross-sectional study with a non-probabilistic sample involving 125 seropositive individuals, accompanied at a hospital in the city of Manaus, which is a reference in the treatment of tropical and infectious-contagious diseases. Sociodemographic and health forms were used, followed by WHOQOL-HIV BREF. Descriptive and inference statistical analysis was used to present the results. Results: the perception of quality of life was intermediate to higher among the domains studied, a similar relationship between satisfaction with health and better quality of life was found, the study presented statistically significant differences within the dimensions of quality of life according to sociodemographic characteristics . Conclusion: people living with HIV / AIDS present an intermediate quality of life, despite the existence of public services and policies directed at people with HIV / AIDS, social aspects need to be considered because they present themselves as determining factors for the quality of life