Mulheres idosas e o HIV/AIDS: abordagens a partir do cuidado pastoral

Abstract

The increasing of expectancy of the population combined to the improvement in quality of live turns possible to experience aging in a more creative way, with many possibilities targeted to this audience. The progress of HIV/AIDS among the elderly population brings out factors that until then remained hidden, as the experience of sexuality in this age group. The number of elderly women infected by HIV has increased significantly. The object of this research is the study of the HIV/AIDS in the experience of elderly women highlighting pastoral care as an art of empowerment and support. The research aims to present elements of the daily life of those who lives with HIV/AIDS, pointing the challenges those people have before themselves, through the contact to Casa Fonte Colombo, but also pointing the opportunities and positive experiences that can arise through pastoral care as an element of information, comfort and growth.