FERNANDES, H.; HORTA, A.L.M., Percepções de alunas de graduação em enfermagem sobre parcerias sorodiscordantes para o HIV/AIDS [Nursing students’ perceptions on HIV serodiscordant partnerships]. Revista Latino-Am. Enfermagem. Ribeirão Preto (SP), v. 13, n. 4, jul-ago. 2005.
Available on: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692005000400010>
This qualitative research aimed to identify undergraduate nursing students’ perceptions on mixed-HIV-status couples. Social Representation Theory was used to get to know how the students feel, think and act towards HIV/aids serodiscordance. Six fourth-year nursing students were interviewed. Participants were between 20 and 26 years old. The Thematic Drawing-and-Story Procedure and a structure interview were used for data collection. Data was analyzed by means of “Thematic Content Analysis”. The obtained data revealed the students’ perceptions on serodiscordant couples. This study triggered future reflections/discussions on health education for mixed-HIV-status couples and nursing care.