Analysis of the needs for help of men who have sex with men and live with HIV.

Autor:	Farias OO; Universidade Federal do Ceará, Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil., Guedes DDS; Universidade Federal do Ceará, Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil., Freitas PCA; Universidade Federal do Ceará, Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil., Galvão MTG; Universidade Federal do Ceará, Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil., Cunha GHD; Universidade Federal do Ceará, Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil., Lima ICV; Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Curso de Medicina, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
Jazyk:	Portuguese; English
Zdroj:	Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P [Rev Esc Enferm USP] 2020 Dec 07; Vol. 54, pp. e03650. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 07 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI:	10.1590/S1980-220X2019010303650
Abstrakt:	Objective: To understand the needs for help of men who have sex with men and live with HIV in the light of a Prescriptive Theory. Method: Descriptive and qualitative study, conducted with men who have sex with men and live with HIV who were treated in a Specialized Outpatient Service in a capital in Northeastearn Brazil, between the months of November 2017 and May 2018. The study used the analysis of the discourse of the collective subject. Results: 49 men with HIV who self-identified as men who have sex with men participated in the study. Help was described as support, welcoming, psychosocial and family support. The desire to receive assistance was related to accepting and forgetting the diagnosis. The problems experienced were related to the acceptance of the diagnosis, fear and prejudice. Professionals and family members stood out as sources of support. Nursing care was cited as significant and the main help required was psychological. Conclusion: The needs for help identified were mainly related to psychological support coming from health professionals and family members. Participants were willing to receive help, especially to cope with the diagnosis.
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