Silva, Carla Glenda Souza daDantas, Maiara Bezerra2022-06-072022-06-072022-02-17DANTAS, Maiara Bezerra. Aplicabilidade do autoteste HIV em profissionais do sexo: conhecimentos e reflexões. Orientadora: Carla Glenda Souza da Silva. 2022.37 f. Monografia (Especialização) - Programa de Residência Multiprofissional em Atenção Básica, Escola Multicampi de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Caicó, 2022.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/47568Objective: to assess the knowledge and reflections of sex workers about the HIV self-test. Methods: descriptive, exploratory and cross-sectional qualitative study. Held in a city in the interior of Rio Grande do Norte, with 06 female sex workers, who work in an erotic sociability space. Data collection was carried out through a Focus Group, in the second half of 2021. Results: There was a lack of knowledge about the HIV self-test. Difficulties such as fear of getting bored alone, fear of not having a professional accompanying the HIV self-test, lack of confidence in the self-test, misinformation and lack of post-test guidance, fear of the result, lack of guidance by professionals were listed. and the impact on mental health. As potential, they discussed the convenience of performing it at home and the ability of the HIV self-test to clarify the serological status. With regard to access to Primary Health Care, professionals reported the lack of privacy, stigma and the importance of primary care contact with their work space. Final Considerations: There was a lack of knowledge and emphasis on the difficulties imposed by the HIV self-test related to access to public health services. What characterizes the need for further guidance to professionals who distribute the self-test and populations that receive it, facilitating the dispensing, performance and pre and post-test counseling.Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/br/Profissionais do SexoAtenção primáriaMulheresAutoteste de HIVSex WorkersPrimary attentionWomenHIV self-testbachelorThesis