Logic Models from an Evaluability Assessment of Pharmaceutical Services for People Living with HIV/AIDS Modelos Lógicos Provenientes de Estudo de Avaliabilidade da Assistência Farmacêutica para Pessoas Vivendo com HIV/Aids

Use of the Coding Causes of Death in HIV in the classification of deaths in Northeastern Brazil

OBJECTIVE Describe the coding process of death causes for people living with HIV/AIDS, and classify deaths as related or unrelated to immunodeficiency by applying the Coding Causes of Death in HIV (CoDe) system. METHODS A cross-sectional study that codifies and classifies the causes of deaths occurring in a cohort of 2,372 people living with HIV/AIDS, monitored between 2007 and 2012, in two s...

Tuberculosis control in people living with HIV/AIDS 1

OBJECTIVE to analyze the offering of health actions and services for the control of tuberculosis for people living with HIV/AIDS being followed up in the Specialized Care Services for HIV/AIDS in Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. METHOD quantitative, exploratory survey study. Participated 253 people living with HIV/AIDS followed up by this service, considering as inclusion criteria: individuals old...

Quality of life, socioeconomic and clinical factors, and physical exercise in persons living with HIV/AIDS

OBJECTIVE To analyze whether socioeconomic and clinical aspects and the aspects of healthy life habits are associated with the quality of life of persons living with HIV/AIDS. METHODS This is a cross-sectional exploratory quantitative research, with 227 persons living with HIV/AIDS, treated at two hospitals of reference between April 2012 and June 2014. We used structured questionnaires to as...

Contextos de vulnerabilidade para o HIV entre mulheres brasileiras Contexts of HIV vulnerability among Brazilian women

This article aims to identify contexts of vulnerability related to HIV among Brazilian women. From November 2003 to December 2004, a crosssectional study was conducted in 13 municipalities in the five Brazilian regions. The study included 1,777 women with a positive HIV diagnosis and 2,045 women attending public health care services. There were no significant differences between the two groups ...

Quality of Life of Pregnant Women Living with HIV/AIDS Qualidade de vida de gestantes vivendo com HIV/Aids