SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH PROFILE OF SEROPOSITIVE WOMEN IN HIGH-RISK PRE-NATAL CARE

Authors

  • Camila Fernandes da Silva Carvalho
  • Richardson Augusto Rosendo Silva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i2.36981

Keywords:

Mother and Child Nursing, Vertical transmission of infectious diseases, pregnant women, HIV.

Abstract

This transversal, descriptive and documental study describes the socio-demographic and health profile of 47 pregnant women, seropositive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in high-risk prenatal care, between 2008 – 2012. The profile is characterized by pregnant women with a mean age of 27 years old, non-whites, with an educational level of Junior and Senior High School, in stable relationships, housewives, living in non-metropolitan parts of the state, primigravidas or secundigravidas and primiparous, with a mean of five prenatal consultations, initiated at the 14th week of pregnancy or later, using Biovir® and Kaletra®, and who denied taking drugs and being diagnosed for the virus prior to the current pregnancy. It is concluded that it is necessary to know the profile of the seropositive pregnant woman with a view to: planning actions promoting care; standardizing the records, and; re-adjusting high-risk prenatal care in accordance with Brazilian Ministry of Health guidelines.

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Published

2014-06-29

How to Cite

Carvalho, C. F. da S., & Silva, R. A. R. (2014). SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH PROFILE OF SEROPOSITIVE WOMEN IN HIGH-RISK PRE-NATAL CARE. Cogitare Enfermagem, 19(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i2.36981

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2014)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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