Conocimiento sobre su enfermedad de las personas viviendo con vih/sida (pvvs) que acuden a consulta externa del hospital teófilo dávila.

Abstract

Introduction: HIV / AIDS has become a global health problem. Ecuador does not escape this trend; However, the country faces this epidemic in the midst of a medical, social, economic and cultural intervention. AIDS is a disease caused by a retrovirus of the genus Lentivirus HIV, two types of HIV1 are known worldwide and more common and HIV2 is frequent in Africa. Objective: To determine the degree of knowledge about HIV that patients living with the AIDS virus possess, who attend the outpatient clinic of the Teófilo Dávila General Hospital. Materials and methods: A search was made regarding AIDS and HIV, in different databases. Through an observational descriptive cross-sectional study, where surveys were conducted on 100 patients with HIV, who attended the external consultation of the Teófilo Dávila General Hospital. Results: The most used medium, by patients living with the AIDS virus, to acquire knowledge about their disease, was television with 68%; information provided by the doctor and nurse 53%. The highest percentage of respondents (82%), know that the most potential means to acquire or get infected with the disease (sharps, razors and razors). Regarding preventive measures for the transmission of HIV, the majority of respondents (92%) are aware of the importance of protecting themselves with condoms in sexual relationships; have only one sexual partner (84%); and, the use and safe application of injections (82%).