Analysing the experience of motherhood among adolescents living with HIV
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Ritt, Gabriela Cássia
Pereira, Marco Daniel
Levandowski, Daniela Centenaro
Abstract / Description
Aim: Adolescent motherhood is considered a condition of vulnerability that can be further complicated by the presence of HIV infection, but little is known about how adolescent mothers experience this process. The aim of this study was to analyse the experience of motherhood among adolescents living with HIV. Method: Seven mothers (15-21 years) recruited in specialized services in Porto Alegre/Brazil, whose babies’ ages ranged from four to six months, were interviewed. Interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Results: The qualitative content analysis of the interviews revealed a positive vision of motherhood, related to satisfaction with the maternal role and personal fulfilment. Pregnancy and motherhood served to these adolescents as an encouragement for self-care. The mothers’ difficulties were related to HIV and to the repercussions of this clinical condition, especially feelings of frustration and incompleteness of motherhood on the impossibility of breastfeeding, as well as fear facing the risk of MTCT. Conclusion: Future research of longitudinal design and with larger samples will be important to extend the knowledge of the specificities of this experience over time for young people of different ages and social backgrounds.
Keyword(s)
motherhood adolescence HIVPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2017-05-30
Journal title
Psychology, Community & Health
Volume
6
Issue
1
Page numbers
16–27
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Citation
Ritt, G. C., Pereira, M. D., & Levandowski, D. C. (2017). Analysing the experience of motherhood among adolescents living with HIV. Psychology, Community & Health, 6(1), 16–27. https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v6i1.185
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Ritt, Gabriela Cássia
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Pereira, Marco Daniel
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Levandowski, Daniela Centenaro
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Date of first publication2017-05-30
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Abstract / DescriptionAim: Adolescent motherhood is considered a condition of vulnerability that can be further complicated by the presence of HIV infection, but little is known about how adolescent mothers experience this process. The aim of this study was to analyse the experience of motherhood among adolescents living with HIV. Method: Seven mothers (15-21 years) recruited in specialized services in Porto Alegre/Brazil, whose babies’ ages ranged from four to six months, were interviewed. Interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Results: The qualitative content analysis of the interviews revealed a positive vision of motherhood, related to satisfaction with the maternal role and personal fulfilment. Pregnancy and motherhood served to these adolescents as an encouragement for self-care. The mothers’ difficulties were related to HIV and to the repercussions of this clinical condition, especially feelings of frustration and incompleteness of motherhood on the impossibility of breastfeeding, as well as fear facing the risk of MTCT. Conclusion: Future research of longitudinal design and with larger samples will be important to extend the knowledge of the specificities of this experience over time for young people of different ages and social backgrounds.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationRitt, G. C., Pereira, M. D., & Levandowski, D. C. (2017). Analysing the experience of motherhood among adolescents living with HIV. Psychology, Community & Health, 6(1), 16–27. https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v6i1.185en_US
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ISSN2182-438X
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1942
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2308
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v6i1.185
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Keyword(s)motherhooden_US
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Keyword(s)adolescenceen_US
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Keyword(s)HIVen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleAnalysing the experience of motherhood among adolescents living with HIVen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titlePsychology, Community & Health
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Page numbers16–27
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Volume6
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