Skip to main content
Journal cover image

HIV-Infected Mothers' Foci of Concern During the Viral Testing of Their Infants

Publication ,  Journal Article
Shannon, M; Kennedy, HP; Humphreys, JC
Published in: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
2008

The objective of this study was to explore HIV-infected mothers' most worrisome concerns during their infants' HIV viral testing. A total of 20 HIV-infected women consented to one antepartum and five postpartum study visits clustered around infant HIV viral testing time points. Content analysis was used to categorize maternal responses about their concerns. The majority (80%) of mothers identified infant health as the most worrisome concern during the prenatal and early postpartum periods. This concern declined after the second infant viral test result but rebounded before obtaining the final viral test. Once the final viral test result was known, the majority (60%) of mothers identified psychosocial issues as most worrisome. Maternal health did not surpass infant health or psychosocial issues as a primary concern. The primary concern of the HIV-infected mothers in this study was infant health during the infant viral testing period. Maternal health issues remained secondary to infant health and psychosocial issues as major concerns several months after infant viral testing was completed. © 2008 Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

DOI

ISSN

1055-3290

Publication Date

2008

Volume

19

Issue

2

Start / End Page

114 / 126

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • San Francisco
  • Public Health
  • Prospective Studies
  • Prenatal Diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
  • Pregnancy
  • Nursing Methodology Research
  • Neonatal Screening
  • Mothers
 

Citation

APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Shannon, M., Kennedy, H. P., & Humphreys, J. C. (2008). HIV-Infected Mothers' Foci of Concern During the Viral Testing of Their Infants. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 19(2), 114–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2007.10.004
Shannon, M., H. P. Kennedy, and J. C. Humphreys. “HIV-Infected Mothers' Foci of Concern During the Viral Testing of Their Infants.” Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 19, no. 2 (2008): 114–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2007.10.004.
Shannon M, Kennedy HP, Humphreys JC. HIV-Infected Mothers' Foci of Concern During the Viral Testing of Their Infants. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2008;19(2):114–26.
Shannon, M., et al. “HIV-Infected Mothers' Foci of Concern During the Viral Testing of Their Infants.” Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, vol. 19, no. 2, 2008, pp. 114–26. Manual, doi:10.1016/j.jana.2007.10.004.
Shannon M, Kennedy HP, Humphreys JC. HIV-Infected Mothers' Foci of Concern During the Viral Testing of Their Infants. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2008;19(2):114–126.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

DOI

ISSN

1055-3290

Publication Date

2008

Volume

19

Issue

2

Start / End Page

114 / 126

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • San Francisco
  • Public Health
  • Prospective Studies
  • Prenatal Diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
  • Pregnancy
  • Nursing Methodology Research
  • Neonatal Screening
  • Mothers