BIBLIOGRAPHIC STUDY OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV / AIDS

The objective of this transversal study was to describe the quality of life of people living with HIV/aids, according to sex, skin color, income, and mental and spiritual. Of the 60 studies found, 30 were included. A review on adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy and the quality of life of patients living with HIV in the scientific literature, indexed in BVS, BDENF, LILACS and SCIELOS, between 2004 and 2012, was performed. Despite differences in sex, skin color, income, and mental and immunological status, people living with HIV/AIDS have better – physical and psychological – quality of life than other patients but lower quality in social relationships domain, this can domain could reflect stigmatization and discrimination associated to the difficulties of disclosing their HIV status in social settings and for a safe sex life.