title: Father-child contact in inner-city African American families with maternal HIV infection.
abstract: This study examines father-child contact in inner-city African American families with maternal HIV infection. Participants were 246 African American women, 40% of whom are infected with HIV, and one of their non-infected children. Children from non-infected families were more likely to have fathers who are alive and who are living in the home. In addition, regardless of whether or not the father lived in the home, these children had more frequent father contact than children from families with maternal HIV infection. Explanations and implications of the findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Georgia, Athens, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pelton
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Forehand
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morse
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Morse
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stock
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D005219:Father-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010333:Paternal Deprivation / Q000208:ethnology*; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population