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Published on: March 30, 2014
Attitudes toward antiretroviral therapy among African American women
Donna L Richter1, Richard L Sowell, Delores M Pluto
1Department of Health Promotion and Education, Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA. drichter@sph.sc.edu
Objective:
To examine attitudes and beliefs of African American women of childbearing age, living with HIV, about pregnancy and antiretroviral therapy.
Methods:
Focus groups were conducted using an exploratory design with a convenience sample of HIV-infected women in 2 southeastern cities.
Results:
Thirty-three African American women of childbearing age participated in 5 focus groups. Attitudes and beliefs about antiretroviral therapy were related to the women's willingness to comply with treatment.
Conclusion:
The challenge for health care providers is to counter women's willingness to "play the odds" of having a noninfected baby without taking antiretrovirals.
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