Public health policies facing the epidemic of AIDS and the assistance for people with the disease
Villarinho, M.V.; Padilha, M.I.; Berardinelli, L.M.ár.M.éi.; Borenstein, M.S.; Meirelles, B.H.S.; de Andrade, S.R.
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 66(2): 271-277
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 1984-0446 PMID: 23743849 DOI: 10.1590/s0034-71672013000200018Document Number: 581354
The study aimed to identify the major public policy on HIV/AIDS in Brazilian society, since 1980; and to reflect on their impact on the assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS. public health policies, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and integral health care, we obtained a sample of 23 articles in Medline and Lilacs data bases. After analysis, there were two moments: first, the emergence of public policies in response to the AIDS epidemic, and second, to improve care for people living with HIV/AIDS. Despite the significant advances achieved in terms of public health policies in Brazil, there is a complex way in the pursuit of quality of care for people with HIV/AIDS.