Percepción de riesgo de VIH/Sida en un grupo de adultos mayores de la ciudad de Cali

Abstract

This research work is interested in identifying and detailing the perception of HIV / AIDS risk specifically in a group of older adults who attend the group Awakening to Life in the city of Cali (Colombia), likewise, from a perspective for the promotion and prevention of sexual and reproductive health, aims to expose the current context of knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes related to the prevention of the spread of the virus. The foregoing is with the objective of determining whether or not there is a perception of risk in HIV / AIDS in the selected sample. As a proposed methodology, a quantitative study with a descriptive design of a non-experimental cross-sectional type was carried out, as well as the participation of 50 people between the ages of 60 and 89, belonging to a group of older adults "awakening to life" that It is located in the Los Andes neighborhood of Commune 5 of the city of Cali. The quantitative results at a general level show that older adults in the “Wake up to life” group perceive themselves vulnerable to the spread of the virus, but it is important to consider the behavior of some items that denote ignorance of some form of transmission or prevention of the virus, as well as it was also observed that a quarter of them do not worry that they could contract the virus.