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Abstract Objective: to verify knowledge about HIV/AIDS and its relationship with education in the elderly. Methods: cross-sectional research carried out in a Family Health Strategy team in a medium-sized city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a random probabilistic sample using the 2022 Questionnaire on HIV in old age. Results: 208 elderly people participated, mostly female (64.6%), with a steady partner (60.6%), with more than four years of study (57.7%). The highest rates of correct answers were related to the identification of the virus by laboratory testing (71.6%), use of condoms to prevent spreading of the virus (75.5%), contamination by sharing syringes and needles (89.9%) and the existence of treatment (73.1%). Conclusion: an education level of more than four years of study proved to be a protective factor for preventing contamination.

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