The pandemic of HIV and aids represent a global phenomenon, dynamic and unstable. One of the main achievements in controlling the epidemic was the creation and expansion of Counseling and Testing Centers (CTC) in several regions of the country. These centres represent the input port of the individual is infected in the health system and provide specialist services in diagnosis, guidance on HIV transmission and prevention. The overall objective of the survey was to describe the epidemiological profile, as well as the risk of users behaviors that were serviced in CTA-Belém, between January 2008 and December 2010 with positive serology for HIV. For this purpose was held an active pursuit and confidentially in medical records archived respecting the anonymity of users and all ethical precepts that involve the manipulation of information. Were analyzed the data of 547 users with HIV of CTA-Belém during the study period (prevalence 6,09%). The results of the survey clarified the profile of users with AIDS, who were in the majority of the general population and were not part of any group more vulnerable to viral infection and sought service have been exposed to some risk and forwarded by other services/health professionals. Regarding the risky behavior, 98.5% reported sexual exposure and results warn not to use condoms in sex with both fixed and with possible partners, being the main reasons for this behavior trust in partnerthe non-availability of condoms during sexual intercourse and others. It is concluded that although there are similarities in relation to other studies developed in the country and with the current trend of HIV/AIDS epidemic, there are peculiarities in our region who deserve better targeting of preventive intervention on the part of public health such as providing free condoms and guidance campaigns for use in stable relationships, including in the population with higher education and professional situation stable.
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