TOMADA DE DECISÃO ATRAVÉS DO SISTEMA ESPECIALISTA PARA A DETERMINAÇÃO DO GRAU DE VULNERABILIDADE AO HIV

Abstract

A health problem, HIV infection, is becomingdiverse in its dissemination, setting new trends in theepidemic. This study aimed at developing a method ofdecision making based on expert knowledge in order todetermine the degree of individual vulnerability to HIV.Study descriptive, survey, conducted in a town in the interior of Paraíba, Brazil, whose sample consisted of 381women between 15 and 49 years enrolled in Family Health Units. The expert system consists of theformulation of rules based on logic IF-THEN-ELSE, these are drawn up by researchers. The results showed the association between risk factors and protective factors, characterizing a growing degree of vulnerability. Finally, it emphasizes the need to be worked out methods ofdecision making in order to make the resolution of health events more systematic and effective intervention.

Index terms - Decision making. Expert system. Vulnerability