Iniquidades de gênero: Mulheres com HIV/Aids em situação de violência

Abstract

This study aims to make visible the gender inequities in the lives of women with HIV/SIDA in situations of violence. A qualitative study that used the narratives of 61 women enrolled in the Service of Specialized Care in HIV/SIDA of a medium-sized municipality in an inland area of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, using the technique of narrative analysis to understand the data. A unique narrative was built based on the researchers’ perceptions and the life trajectories of the interviewees, contemplating aspects experienced by most of them. Most women were young, poor, employed in precarious employment, and many practiced prostitution throughout their lives. Women constitute themselves as figures of suffering and are treated by society as promiscuous, abusive and “whores”. There were reports of violence, abuses, prejudices, stigma, violations of rights and suffering. Inequities of race, social class and gender are situations that generate vulnerabilities, violence and inequities in the lives of women with HIV/SIDA.