Resumen
Objetivo: Analizar dimensiones psicosociales del VIH, incluyendo autopercepción, percepciones sobre comorbilidades, estigmas sociales, apoyo familiar y relación con tratamiento y servicios de salud. Métodos: Estudio transversal con enfoques cualitativo y cuantitativo realizado con pacientes con VIH atendidos en un hospital universitario de Pará. Recolección de datos realizada de noviembre 2024 a mayo 2025 con cuestionario semiestructurado de nueve preguntas. Abordaron autopercepción, relaciones sociales y con el sistema de salud. Análisis cualitativo por técnica de Bardin y cuantitativo por frecuencia. Estudio aprobado por Comité de Ética en Investigación. Resultados: Muestra de 48 participantes reveló que el diagnóstico de VIH se caracterizó por tristeza, miedo y choque; evolucionando positivamente con tiempo, apoyo social y acceso a información. 70,8 % no reportó prejuicio ni trato diferenciado; 77 % contaba con redes de apoyo. Persisten preocupaciones por transmisión, infecciones oportunistas y estigma. Adhesión al tratamiento motivada por salud, deseo de vivir y apoyo familiar, con pocos obstáculos. La relación con el sistema de salud fue valorada positivamente, considerando al equipo sanitario un apoyo esencial. Conclusión: El diagnóstico de VIH implica impactos psicosociales significativos que disminuyen con tiempo, conocimiento y redes de apoyo, aunque persisten temores por salud, transmisión y estigma.
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