Document 2100
 DOCN  M94A2100
 TI    Cultural aspects of HIV+ women.
 DT    9412
 AU    Knauth DR; Depto. of Anthropology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
       do; Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):381 (abstract no. PD0131). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370475
 AB    OBJECTIVE: to investigate the social and cultural aspectos of HIV+
       women. MATERIAL AND METHODS: the 30 HIV+ women who have care at a public
       hospital--Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, general hospital,
       reference of HIV infected patients in the south of Brazil. The data
       presented relays in ethnographic research. RESULTS: We point out the
       relationship between the patients household composition and the
       psychological and pragmatic support provided to them. We demonstrate the
       contradiction between the mandatory restriction to breastfeeding and the
       importance of breast milk to the infants' health and the social
       evaluation of the mothers. DISCUSSION: the necessary emphasis on
       prevention required to AIDS gets in confrontation with existing notion
       of disease. To assintomatic women who are in the puerperium this
       restriction is seen as the first symptom of the disease.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY  Brazil/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Breast Feeding  Comparative
       Study  *Cross-Cultural Comparison  *Developing Countries  Family
       Characteristics  Female  Human  HIV
       Seropositivity/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY  Infant, Newborn  Pregnancy
       Sick Role  Social Support  MEETING ABSTRACT

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