OBJECTIVE:
This qualitative field study was conducted in the Sexually Transmitted Disease Specialized Care Service of the Vila dos Comerciários Health Center of Porto Alegre, Brazil. It aims to determine the work of the multidisciplinary healthcare team when providing integral care to adolescents living with HIV/AIDS.
METHODS:
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the multidisciplinary team.
RESULTS:
Results provided two analytical categories: The multidisciplinarity and The integrality of the care.
CONCLUSION:
The performance of this study allowed the actors involved to reflect on their practices and on integrality as a guiding principle for healthcare actions, considering multidisciplinary teamwork and its reflection on the care provided to adolescents living with HIV/AIDS.
Adolescence; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Adolescent Health; Integral Healthcare; Patient Care Team