title: [Being a mother affected with AIDS: reliving the original sin].
abstract: This study aimed to understand the meaning of being with AIDS among HIV/AIDS mothers. It looks for to identify the emotions and the way of cope with the situation as a mother has a healthy son. This study was conducted based on the Social Representations Theory. The findings showed "to be mother" and "to have AIDS" represented as a process that does not finish in the disease itself. Also it was found that there is a polarize link between the good and the evil. Indeed, this study brought the sexuality likewise the polarized link, being AIDS linked to evil aspect. These women from this study had perceived themselves as guilty of something, as a result, they deserved the punishment that the AIDS imposed on them.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual do Ceará. mlduarte@fortalnet.com.br
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Chaves
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*