The self-protection against HIV for nursing professionals: study of social representations [A autoproteção contra o HIV para profissionais de enfermagem: estudo de representações sociais] [La autoprotección contra el VIH para profesionales de enfermería: estudio de las representaciones sociales]
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https://doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2018.34277Keywords:
HIV, primary prevention, nursing care, health personnel.Abstract
Objective: to examine the professional and personal self-protection in the network of HIV/AIDS’s social representations from the perspective of nursing professionals. Method: qualitative study based on the theory of social representations in its processual approach. Participants were 36 nursing professionals working in HIV/AIDS programs in Rio de Janeiro. Results: the contents of the representations were organized into five categories revealing the psychosocial aspects of self-protection: Protective measures in caring for people living with HIV; Knowledge and fear of exposure to HIV determining personal and professional self-protection; Sexual behavior and condom use: aspects of self-protection against HIV; Health education and professional training as strategies for personal and professional self-protection; The care for people living with HIV mediating professional self-protection. Conclusion: for adopting self-protection in the professionals’ daily work and personal life, it is necessary to perceive themselves as vulnerable and to integrate the knowledge learned with the constituted representations.
RESUMO
Objetivo: analisar a autoproteção profissional e pessoal na rede de representações sociais do HIV/AIDS, na perspectiva dos profissionais de enfermagem. Método: estudo qualitativo pautado na Teoria das Representações Sociais, em sua abordagem processual. Participaram 36 profissionais de enfermagem atuantes em programas de HIV/AIDS no Rio de Janeiro. Resultados: os conteúdos das representações se organizaram em cinco categorias reveladoras das facetas psicossociais da autoproteção: Medidas de proteção no cuidado à pessoa vivendo com HIV; O conhecimento e o medo de exposição ao HIV determinando a autoproteção pessoal e profissional; Comportamento sexual e uso de preservativo: facetas da autoproteção contra o HIV; A educação em saúde e a capacitação profissional como estratégias de autoproteção pessoal e profissional; O cuidado à pessoa vivendo com HIV mediando a autoproteção profissional. Conclusão:para adoção da autoproteção no cotidiano laboral e de vida pessoal dos profissionais é preciso que se percebam vulneráveis e integrem os conhecimentos apreendidos com as representações constituídas.
RESUMEN
Objetivo: analizar la autoprotección profesional y personal en la red de representaciones sociales del VIH / SIDA, en la perspectiva de los profesionales de enfermería. Método: estudio cualitativo basado en la Teoría de Representaciones Sociales en su enfoque procesal. Participaron 36 profesionales de enfermería actuantes en el programa de VIH/SIDA en Río de Janeiro. Resultados: los contenidos de las representaciones se organizaron en cinco categorías reveladoras de las facetas psicosociales de la autoprotección: Medidas de protección en el cuidado a la persona viviendo con VIH; El conocimiento y el miedo a la exposición al VIH determinando la autoprotección personal y profesional; Comportamiento sexual y uso de preservativo: facetas de la autoprotección personal contra el VIH; La educación en salud y la capacitación profesional como estrategias de autoprotección personal y profesional; El cuidado a la persona que vive con el VIH mediando la autoprotección profesional. Conclusión: para la adopción de la autoprotección en el cotidiano laboral y de vida personal de los profesionales es preciso que se perciban vulnerables e integren los conocimientos incautados con las representaciones constituidas.
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