Knowledge about HIV/AIDS in older adults using the services of Family Health Strategy.

Introduction: This study evaluated knowledge about HIV/AIDS in elders using the services of Family Health Strategy.

Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical study involving 238 participants. Mini-Mental State Examination and QHIV3I were applied.

Knowledge about the human immunodeficiency syndrome among elders in a unit for the care of the elderly.

Objective: To analyze the knowledge of elders regarding HIV/AIDS.

Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study, with 457 elders from the Unit for the Care of Elders in Uberaba - Minas Gerais, lasting 3 months. The instruments used were the Mental State Mini-exam and a questionnaire on the human immunodeficiency virus for elders, together with frequency measures for their analysis.