title: Pregnancy through the Lens of Iranian Women with HIV: A Qualitative Study.
abstract: To explore the experience of pregnancy among Iranian women with HIV, 12 HIV-infected pregnant women who referred to counseling center for behavioral diseases in Imam Khomeini Hospital were recruited through purposive sampling. Data were collected by face-to-face, semi-structured interview and were analyzed using conventional content analysis method. Four main themes emerged from the data: fear and hope, stigma and discrimination, marital life stability, and trust in God. Despite concerns about mother-to-child transmission of HIV, and uncertain life span, HIV-infected women tended to continue their pregnancy, and having children was viewed as a window of hope for them.
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Health department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Behboodi-Moghadam
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Health department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran zkh6033@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Zohre
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Khalajinia
authors.affiliation: Nursing department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali-Reza Nikbakht
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Nasrabadi
authors.affiliation: Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Minoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohraz
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Health department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gharacheh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012067:Religion; D057545:Social Stigma; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: HIV; pregnancy; qualitative study