Abstract

ZARATE-SANABRIA, Andrés Gabriel et al. Educational intervention on Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the homeless community that attends a reception center in the city of Bogotá D.C. - Colombia. Nova [online]. 2017, vol.15, n.28, pp.11-17. ISSN 1794-2470.

HIV is a world problem, according to the World Health Organization 36.7 million people infected by this virus, of which the greatest risk occurs in people who are in a state of neglect, by example the inhabitant street. It is estimated in Bogotá D.C., the inhabitant street population near 9,614 characters. The objective was to evaluate the Impact of training given by students of the Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca (UCMC) concerning HIV Population Inhabitants street attending the reception Centre in the City of Bogotá D.C. To collect information conducted surveys that defined the socio-demographic factors, Habits, and Knowledge About HIV population. 47 individuals of which 92% were men and 12.78% of the entire population was seropositive HIV, also, of this population they were examined 33.33% of individuals did not remember the number of sexual partners in the last year. Regarding the talks on HIV by students UCMC the 61.40% rated this as the good. Base with the study itself was evident that's inhabitant street population is required educational intervention, given a this Risk of HIV infection and disease development reduce the time you can promote reintegration this type of social community.

Keywords : Inhabitants of Street; of Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Educational intervention; shelter; Public Health; Epidemiology.

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