Prejudice was a recurring daily experience for those who decided to reveal their serological status, and led to a practice of concealing their condition from society to avoid being rejected. Discussion: the participants reported that dealing with social prejudice was more difficult than living with HIV/ AIDS. Infection occurred mostly due to intravenous drug use and unprotected sex.

Results: the study results showed that for these individuals the moment of diagnosis was perceived as a turning point, but after a while they eventually anchored their health condition as a chronic disease. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and underwent a descending hierarchical analysis through the IRaMuTeQ software. Method: one hundred fifty- four (154) people living with HIV/AIDS participated in the study. Representaciones sociales del vivir con el VIH/SIDA y vivencias de prejuicios en BrasilĪ Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, BrazilĪutor corresponsal: * this study aimed to investigate the social representations of people living with HIV/AIDS and their experiences of prejudice.

Social representations of living with HIV/AIDS and experiences of prejudice in Brazil

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