Between desire, duty and fear of being a mother after HIV seropositivity

Authors

  • Maria Eliane Liégio Matão Pontífícia Universidade Católica de Goiás
  • Denismar Borges de Miranda Universidade de Brasília
  • Maria Imaculada de Fátima Freitas Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.13.2.173091
Keywords: HIV seropositivity, social psychology, pregnancy, feelings

Abstract

Objective: to understand the social representations of women who know their HIV positive status in relation to motherhood.

Method: exploratory, descriptive study with a qualitative approach. We used socioeconomic and form open at depth interview for data collection and content analysis to establish thematic categories. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (057/03).

Results: the material was classified and grouped into three thematic categories: the first, "The Desire", the second "The Law" and the last, "The Fear".

Conclusions: the gestational period is marked by ambivalent feelings of happiness, is set in the unique joy of motherhood, and fear, because of the possibility of vertical transmission. You could say that the meaning of pregnancy for these women, revolves around elements related to the desire, and the right to social representations about pregnancy and AIDS.

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Author Biographies

Maria Eliane Liégio Matão, Pontífícia Universidade Católica de Goiás

Enfermeira. Doutora em Psicologia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás. Mestre em Enfermagem pela UFMG. Especialista em Obstetrícia pela UnB. Professora Assistente II do Departamento de Enfermagem da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás/PUC-Goiás

Denismar Borges de Miranda, Universidade de Brasília

Enfermeiro. Mestre em Saúde, Ambiente e Trabalho pela Universidade Federal da Bahia. Especialista em Gestão de Sistemas e Serviços de Saúde pela UnB e em Enfermagem em Neonatologia e Pediatria pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás

 

Maria Imaculada de Fátima Freitas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Enfermeira. Doutora em Sciences de L’education pela Université de Bordeaux II. Professora Associada II da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Published
29-03-2014
How to Cite
[1]
Matão, M.E.L. et al. 2014. Between desire, duty and fear of being a mother after HIV seropositivity. Global Nursing. 13, 2 (Mar. 2014), 453–480. DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.13.2.173091.
Issue
Vol. 13 No. 2 (2014): #34 - Abril
Section
Enfermería y perspectiva de Género

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