Autor según el artículo: Alvarez-del Arco D; Rodríguez S; Pérez-Elías MJ; Blanco JR; Cuellar S; del Romero J; Santos I; Boix V; Masiá M; Pascual L; Hernando V; del Amo J; Dalmau D; Navarro ML; González-Tomé MI; García F; Rubio R; Vidal F; Berenguer J; González J; Sebastián VH; Ferreras BA; Rivero Y; Jarrín I; Muñoz-Fernández MÁ; García-Merino I; Rico CG; de la Fuente JG; Torre AG; Sanz J; Salas A; Sarriá C; Gómez A; Portilla J; Merino E; Reus S; Giner L; Gadea C; Portilla I; Pampliega M
Departamento: Medicina i Cirurgia
Autor/es de la URV: Vidal Marsal, Francisco
Palabras clave: Reproductive age Pregnancy Men Intentions Future Fertility desires Decisions Behavior
Resumen: Background: Improved antiretroviral treatments and decrease in vertical transmission of HIV have led to a higher number of women living with HIV to consider childbearing. However, stigma and social rejection result in specific challenges that HIV positive women with procreation intentions have to face with. Our objective was to in depth analyse elements shaping their desire for procreation and specifically investigate the impact of HIV.
Methods: A qualitative study was conducted through open interviews with 20 women living with HIV between 18 and 45 years of age, from the Spanish AIDS Research Network Cohort (CoRIS). Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. A content analysis was performed.
Results: HIV diagnosis is a turning point in women's sexual and emotional life that is experienced traumatically. HIV diagnosis is usually associated with the fear of an immediate death and the idea of social isolation. At this moment, women temporarily reject future motherhood or having a sexual life. HIV status is only disclosed to the closed social circle and partner support is essential in HIV diagnosis assimilation process. Health professionals provide information on assisted reproductive technology and on how to minimize risk of partner HIV transmission. Most of barriers for procreation acknowledged by women are not related to HIV. However, women fear vertical transmission and experience other barriers derived from HIV infection. In this context, pregnancy makes women feel themselves as normal women despite HIV. Motherhood is considered an element of compensation that helps them to cope with HIV diagnosis. All these elements make health professionals key actors: they provide information and support after HIV diagnosis.
Conclusions: Barriers and drivers for procreation are similar among HIV positive women and general population. However, stigma and discrimination linked with HIV weigh in HIV positive women decision of motherhood. In this context, it is necessary to provide these women with the necessary counselling, guidance and resources to take decisions about procreation properly informed.
Áreas temáticas: Sociologia i política Saúde coletiva Reproductive medicine Public, environmental & occupational health Psicología Obstetrics and gynecology Obstetrics & gynecology Medicine (miscellaneous) Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar General o multidisciplinar General medicine Enfermagem Educação física Educação Economia Direito Ciencias sociales Ciências biológicas ii Biotecnología Antropologia / arqueologia
Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Direcció de correo del autor: francesc.vidal@urv.cat
Identificador del autor: 0000-0002-6692-6186
Fecha de alta del registro: 2024-09-07
Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enlace a la fuente original: https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-017-0483-y
URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Bmc Womens Health. 18 (1):
Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Alvarez-del Arco D; Rodríguez S; Pérez-Elías MJ; Blanco JR; Cuellar S; del Romero J; Santos I; Boix V; Masiá M; Pascual L; Hernando V; del Amo J; Dalm (2018). Role of HIV in the desire of procreation and motherhood in women living with HIV in Spain: a qualitative approach. Bmc Womens Health, 18(1), -. DOI: 10.1186/s12905-017-0483-y
DOI del artículo: 10.1186/s12905-017-0483-y
Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Año de publicación de la revista: 2018
Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications