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Project DASH: (Divas Against the Spread of HIV/AIDS): Results of a Pilot Study on HIV Risk and Mother-Daughter Communication Among HIV+ Mothers with African American Daughters

Year: 2021

Type: preprint

Abstract: Background: Daughters of HIV positive women are often exposed to similar factors that placed their mothers at risk of HIV. Compared to women of other racial/ethnic groups, African American women have disproportionately higher rates of HIV/AIDS. This pilot study examines the relationship between African American HIV positive mothers and their daughters, and this relationship’s association with mother-daughter HIV risk communication and related domains.Methods: This mixed-method study employed quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews. All participants completed the quantitative survey while qualitative data were collected from a subset of participants. Results: Ninety-eight percent of respondents were African American, 73% had been HIV-infected for at least 10 years, and the mean age was 49.9 years. Among daughters, 85% reported feeling comfortable talking to their mothers about sex.Discussion: Results underscore the need to strengthen the mother-daughter communication around these topics in ways that may positively influence the sexual behaviors of the daughter.

Source: Research Square

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-558247/v1

Authors: Ndidiamaka N. Amutah-Onukagha, Kafuli Agbemenu, Julie Cederbaum, Faith Fletcher, Winston Abara

Institutions: University of Southern California, Tufts University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Language: English

Topic: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities, Gender equality

Open Access status: green

Funders: Yale University, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, Yale University