Perceived Family Member Reaction to Women's Disclosure of HIV-Positive Information

Serovich, Julianne M.; Kimberly, Judy A.; Greene, Kathryn

doi:10.2307/584846

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“…For example, these could be examined in terms of emotional and instrumental or self-focused and relationship-focused barriers. Classifications such as these which have been used to understand other relevant phenomenon, such as disclosure (Serovich et al, 1998) and reasons for disclosure (Mason et al, 1995), may offer researchers some parallelism with other areas of investigation.…”

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Barriers to social support for persons living with HIV/AIDS

2000

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The purpose of this study was to test a barrier theory of perceived social support to HIV-positive gay men. The proposed model was tested for friends and family separately in order to investigate the uniqueness each provided. In both models, it was hypothesized that the presence of barriers to social support (availability, intimacy and disclosure) diminished acquisition of social support. The influence of barriers on the relationship between social support and health outcome (i.e. depression, t-cell count) for both friend and family models was also investigated. In general, data from HIV-positive gay men support barrier theory premises for both family and friends. Implications for helping professionals and researchers are proposed.

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Barriers to social support for persons living with HIV/AIDS

2000

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“…As such, HIV-positive women devote a great deal of mental and physical energy to ensuring privacy (Ingram & Hutchinson, 2000). HIV-infected women have legitimate reason to fear disclosing their HIV status as breaches of confidentiality may lead to rejection and discrimination from partners, family members, friends, community members, employers, and health care providers (Serovich et al, 1998). These relationships may be necessary for the economic and emotional survival of the women and their children.…”

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“…HIV positive women have also reported a fear of disclosure, both of their own HIV status and of the status of their children (Serovich, Kimberly, & Greene, 1998). As such, HIV-positive women devote a great deal of mental and physical energy to ensuring privacy (Ingram & Hutchinson, 2000).…”

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Pregnancy Decisions Among Women with HIV

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Nearly 80% of women currently infected with HIV are of childbearing age. As women of childbearing age continue to be at risk of contracting HIV, there will be an increased need for choices about whether or not to have biological children. The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the influence of partners, physicians, and family members on pregnancy decisions, as well as the impact of HIV stigma on these decisions. Results indicated that most women chose not to become pregnant since learning their HIV diagnosis and the woman's age at the time of diagnosis is significantly associated with this decision. Additional factors included fear of transmitting HIV to their child, personal health-related concerns, and desire to have children. Women with a procreative inclination were more likely to choose to become pregnant which outweighed social support and personal health concerns. Implications and suggestions for future research are noted.

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“…Disclosure has been studied in both men and women (Murphy, Roberts, & Huffman, 2003;Levy, et al, 1999;Holt et al, 1998;Serovich, Kimberly, & Greene, 1998;Sowell, Seals, Phillips & Julius, 2003). Most of the studies on disclosure in men have focused on gay men.…”

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Disclosure Decisions of Rural African American Men Living With HIV Disease

Gaskins

2006

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

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A qualitative study was conducted to explore disclosure decisions of rural African American (AA) men living with HIV disease. The sample consisted of 20 HIV-infected AA men living in the rural south, who had been diagnosed with HIV for at least six months. Audio taped semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. The men were questioned about who they had told about their disease, reactions to their disclosures, and their advice to others about disclosing. Findings showed initially the men did not disclose their disease to others, and many of them continued not to disclose. They were concerned about negative consequences, such as rejection, fear of contagion, and of the recipients telling others. If and when they disclosed, it was likely to be to sexual partners, immediate family members, and health care providers. Their decision not to disclose protected them from the possible negative reactions, but it also limited the amount of social and emotional support they received related to their HIV disease.

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Perceived Family Member Reaction to Women's Disclosure of HIV-Positive Information

Cited by 28 publications

References 11 publications

Barriers to social support for persons living with HIV/AIDS

Barriers to social support for persons living with HIV/AIDS

Pregnancy Decisions Among Women with HIV

Disclosure Decisions of Rural African American Men Living With HIV Disease

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