Structure of social networks of people living with HIV and AIDS.
Séfora Luana Evangelista de AndradeMaria Eliane Moreira FreireNeusa CollectGisetti Corina Gomes BrandãoMaria Helena do Nascimento SouzaJordana de Almeida NogueiraPublished in: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P (2022)
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.