Abstract
Objective: Assess the use of antiretroviral therapy in HIV/Aids patients and associate these levels with demographic and clinical variables; as well as to assess the main reasons for hospitalization of HIV/Aids patients. Methods: Epidemiological, observational, retrospective study, developed at a public teaching hospital that is a reference for the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmissible diseases. The sample consisted of 154 patient files of people living with HIV/Aids, hospitalized in 2015. Results: The majority did not use antiretroviral therapy (N=107;68.6%). The non-use of antiretroviral drugs was more frequent in young people (p=0.002), with CD4+ inferior to 200 (p=0.002), viral load superior to 10,000 (p<0.0001) and time of diagnosis under one year (p=0.002). The main reasons for the study participants’ hospitalization were opportunistic infections, particularly tuberculosis, neurotoxoplasmosis, moniliasis and pneumonia. Conclusion: Measures are needed to increase the use of antiretroviral therapy, especially in young people and individuals diagnosed more recently. These people’s bond with the health team and service needs strengthening.