Tell them you love them because you never know when things could change: Voices of adolescents living with HIV-positive mothers
- 1 April 2002
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in AIDS Care
- Vol. 14 (2) , 285-294
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09540120120076977
Abstract
This study analyzed the qualitative and quantitative responses of 60 minority teens affected by HIV. Relationships between adolescents' reports of: (1) feeling different, (2) having secrets, (3) worrying, and (4) caretaking were revealed. Six themes emerged from the content analysis of qualitative data that reflect how these adolescents have been affected by HIV: (1) core assumptions about life, (2) fearful anticipation of the death, (3) stigma and isolation, (4) current and future losses, (5) family role reassignment, and (6) lack of resources. Group treatment is presented as an effective method of intervention for adolescents living with an HIV-positive mother.Keywords
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