Social representations of nurses about the decentralization process of HIV care: A structural approach

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2023.68880

Keywords:

Enfermeiros, Atenção Primária à Saúde, HIV, Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde, Representações Sociais.

Abstract

Objective: to analyze nurses' social representations about HIV care in primary health care, using a structural approach. Method: descriptive, exploratory study, with a qualitative approach and structural character, with 160 nurses, from December 2019 to March 2020, in family health units in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Semi-structured interviews were carried out, using the Free Word Association Technique, and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Data were processed by the IRAMUTEQ software, anchored by the Theory of Social Representations. Research protocol approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Results: the stimulus to the inducing question originated 188 different words with a minimum frequency of five evocations and a maximum of 64. Terms associated with subjective factors are expressively observed. Final considerations: it was shown that the social representations related to HIV are relevant and diverse, related to the role of nurses in the care provided to people living with HIV.

Author Biographies

Clarissa Mourão Pinho, Universidade de Pernambuco

Enfermeira. Doutora em enfermagem pelo Programa associado de pós-graduação em enfermagem UPE/UEPB.

Morgana Cristina Leôncio de Lima, Universidade de Pernambuco

Enfermeira. Mestre em enfermagem pelo Programa Associado de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade de Pernambuco.

Beatriz Raquel Lira da Fonsêca, Universidade de Pernambuco.

Graduanda em enfermagem pela Universidade de Pernambuco.

Juliany Fernanda Alves de Souza Silva, Universidade de Pernambuco

Graduanda em enfermagem pela Universidade de Pernambuco.

Mônica Alice Santos da Silva, Universidade de Pernambuco

Enfermeira. Mestre em enfermagem pelo Programa Associado de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade de Pernambuco.

Maria Sandra Andrade, Universidade de Pernambuco

Doutora em Saúde Pública pela Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Published

2023-06-12

How to Cite

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Pinho CM, Lima MCL de, Fonsêca BRL da, Silva JFA de S, Silva MAS da, Andrade MS. Social representations of nurses about the decentralization process of HIV care: A structural approach. Rev. enferm. UERJ [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 12 [cited 2025 May 2];31(1):e68880. Available from: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/enfermagemuerj/article/view/68880

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