HIV positive mothers' beliefs about mother-to-child transmission Creencias de las madres seropositivas respecto a la transmisión vertical del HIV Crenças das mães soropositivas ao HIV acerca da transmissão vertical da doença

Beliefs can influence health behavior. This qualitative study aimed to understand the beliefs that influence HIV positive mothers' behaviors towards prevention methods against mother-to-child transmission. Fourteen women were interviewed. Our research was based on the theoretical Health Belief...

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Main Authors: Lis Aparecida de Souza Neves, Elucir Gir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2006-10-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692006000500021