title: [The infected partners view of AIDS].
abstract: Our objective was to reflect upon the HIV contamination in women who has a stable relationship. We have used semi-structure interview with an ethnographic way of focussing to the women from Infections diseases hospital, also STD's at the State of Ceará. At the interview questions about prevention in the couple relationship, the HIV positive result reaction, the feelings toward children and living with family and friends have been made. The interview analysis has identified the absence of prevention, the lack of search about HIV information, the wives wrath and the worries about the children, and also the difficult situation between family and friends.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem da UFC.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Barroso
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000635:transmission; D000328:Adult; D000786:Anger; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D018454:Spouses / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health