Informação em saúde pública e comportamento de portadores do vírus da imunodeficiência humana em redes sociais

Abstract

To analyze how the informational behavior of people with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) interferes in the treatment of the immune system and in the prevention of infection to third parties. In the methodological procedures, the electronic structured questionnaire and the interview script were designed for HIV-positive members and administrators of the whatsapp social network, respectively. The results showed that the publications shared in the studied communities provide essential content for the understanding of the situation of HIV-positive participants, which, as announced in the final considerations, positively implied in the prevention of contagion to third parties and in the treatment of the investigated HIV-positive people.