Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem Clínica, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2022 Feb 23;56:e20210525. doi: 10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2021-0525. eCollection 2022.
To analyze the structure of the social network of people living with HIV and AIDS.
Exploratory and descriptive research with a qualitative approach, developed through interviews with twenty-two people living with HIV and AIDS, from November to December 2019. For analysis, the theoretical-methodological framework of social network was used.
The primary networks were of medium size and low density, formed by family members, relatives, friends, neighbors, and colleagues. The secondary networks were characterized by public, private, third sector institutions, workplaces, and by the informal network, which provided support according to the need for care.
The family was considered the center of the primary social network structure; however, weaknesses in these social relationships were evidenced. The family relational context of the person with HIV and AIDS was influenced by the secrecy of the diagnosis due to the fear of prejudice and discrimination for being HIV-positive. There was a predilection for the services of the secondary social network that took on the role of specific care for the disease.
分析艾滋病毒和艾滋病感染者的社会网络结构。
这是一项探索性和描述性的研究，采用定性方法，于 2019 年 11 月至 12 月期间通过对 22 名艾滋病毒和艾滋病感染者进行访谈开展。在分析中，使用了社会网络的理论方法框架。
主要网络的规模适中，密度较低，由家庭成员、亲戚、朋友、邻居和同事组成。次要网络的特点是公共、私人、第三部门机构、工作场所和非正式网络，这些网络根据护理需求提供支持。
家庭被认为是主要社会网络结构的中心；然而，这些社会关系存在弱点。艾滋病毒和艾滋病感染者的家庭关系受到诊断保密性的影响，因为他们担心因艾滋病毒阳性而受到偏见和歧视。人们倾向于利用次要社会网络的服务，这些服务承担了针对该疾病的特定护理角色。
