Pregnancy Through the Lens of Iranian Women With Hiv Publisher Pubmed



Behboodimoghadam Z¹ ; Khalajinia Z¹ ; Nasrabadi ARN² ; Mohraz M³ ; Gharacheh M¹
Source: Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care Published:2016

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. © The Author(s) 2014.