title: [Exercising sexual and reproductive rights: a qualitative study of heterosexual people with HIV in Mexico].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze experiences of heterosexual Mexican people living with HIV (PLWHA) related to the exercise of their sexual and reproductive rights.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative study based on 40 in-depth interviews with PLWHA in four Mexican States.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Lack of support and counseling limits the exercise of sexual and reproductive rights by PLWHA, especially women. Principal limitations include feelings of frustration and confusion, fear of re-infection, scanty information, lack of power to negotiate condom use, social stigma and discrimination, and limited access to services and adequate technologies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To increase awareness and exercise of rights by PLWHA it is necessary to: improve sexual education; promote processes of cultural change to combat gender inequality and stigma and discrimination; and provide timely and scientific information about HIV prevention.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Lourdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Campero
authors.forename: Tamil
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kendall
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caballero
authors.forename: Ana Lorena
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Mena
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herrera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003221:Confusion; D004522:Educational Status; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D005639:Frustration; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D020010:Heterosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D011287:Prejudice; D012098:Reproduction; D021841:Safe Sex; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology