This study resulted in a survey entitled: understanding of HIV-positive pregnant women
about HIV/AIDS and vertical transmission that had as main objective to meet the understanding
of pregnant women assisted by high-risk prenatal a Reference, in the State of Pará about viruses
and disease and, as secondary objectives, do the demographic, economic and obstetric
characterization of these women, as well as verify the understanding about the vertical
transmission of HIV, the meaning of lymphocyte count and viral load and operation of ART.
Was held an exploratory research with qualitative approach. To obtain the data we used
individual interview through a script containing semi-structured questions and documental
analysis of the medical records of pregnant women meeting the inclusion criteria of the study.
The method for treatment of the data was the content analysis, which emerged three broad
categories and six sub-categories. The results were presented and discussed, corroborating with
other authors of studies and researches in the area. It was observed that the HIV-positive
pregnant women assisted in the unit had an understanding about HIV/aids, vertical
transmission, specific tests and HAART rather limited, fragmented, inconsistent or even nonexistent. Through the characterization of women was unable to understand the results, because
they are in the greater vulnerability of exposure to HIV due to their unfavorable socioeconomic
conditions, low educational level, poor access to information and marital relations prioritised,
contributing to difficulty in adopting preventive measures to the vertical transmission of HIV
in gestational period.
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