Aspectos subjetivos e representacionais do viver com HIV: o que as publicações revelam?

The present study aimed to identify, in the national and international literature, subjective aspects of living with HIV present in scientific productions about HIV/AIDS, supported by the social representations theory. An sistematic review of scientific articles indexed in databases LILACS, BDENF e MEDLINE was carried out, using the following descriptors: HIV and AIDS and Social Representations. Of 118 articles found, 08 were included because they met the inclusion criteria. The results and discussions of the selected studies were submitted to the thematic-categorial content analysis. A total of 220 registration units were identified, distributed among 5 categories: HIV/AIDS information and prevention; Prejudice and stigmatization experienced by people living with HIV; Suffering brought on by HIV; Building and changing the social representation of AIDS; Quality of life and support structures. It is concluded that knowledge about the subjective and representational aspects of HIV and the valorization of common-sense knowledge are fundamental to direct new health strategies in order to provide an integral attention to the people living with the disease.