[Living the adversities of the combination of pregnancy with HIV/AIDS].
This qualitative-descriptive study aimed at identifying the problems that 10 women experienced when simultaneously facing pregnancy and HIV/AIDS. These women participated in the antenatal program of the Servigo de Assistência Especializada em DST/AIDS (Service of Specialized Care in STD/AIDS) of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data were collected in 2004, through semi-structured interviews, and submitted to content analyses. The following topics emerged: experiencing the vulnerability of pregnancy as compared to HIV/AIDS; the possibility of generating a HIV-positive child as the mothers' main concern; HIV/AIDS and pregnancy: resulting emotional suffering. It was demonstrated that pregnancy with HIV/AIDS represented singular moments in their lives, triggering many existential challenges.
Programa de Mestrado em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. preusler@intranet.com.br
Gisele Maria Inchauspe
GM
Preussler
Olga Rosaria
OR
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D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000009:adverse effects; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006167:Guilt; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000523:psychology; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents