This study analyzes representations about AIDS in nine persons older than 50, infected by HIV. The analysis revealed representations: 'AIDS is a constant death threat'. These were categorized and named by means of the interviewers' statements: 'No doctor thinks, at first, that we can have aids; AIDS isn't cancer; to be old and have AIDS is to be discriminated twice. The results show the importance of integral care delivery by health services to decrease the psychosocial suffering of these people.

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