Abstract

HIV infection poses a threat to women, children and society in general. Public health officials recommend that women with HIV avoid pregnancy, however these recommendations do not consider women's desire to bear children. Many authors suggest that desire for children, especially among Black women with HIV, is related to sense of self. This study examined whether there is a relationship among self-esteem, self-efficacy and desire for children, and compared these relationships between 52 Black women with HIV infection (mean age 34) and 46 Black women without HIV infection (mean age 31).

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9981443; ProQuest document ID: 304607420. The author still retains copyright.

Yvonne Wesley

Author Details

Yvonne Wesley, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Lambda Iota

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cross-Sectional

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Women with HIV, Desire for Children, Low-income Black Women

Advisor

Joanne Griffin

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

New York University

Degree Year

2000

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-09-25

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