Citation

Coelho DF, da Motta MGC. Rev. Gaucha Enferm. 2005; 26(1): 31-41.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande e do Sul)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16130675

Abstract

This study aims at understanding how a HIV-infected pregnant woman perceives her corporeality in being-in-the-world bearing another being corroborating with the concepts of body and corporeality. It is a qualitative study with a phenomenological approach. HIV-positive pregnant women under pre-natal follow-up took part in the study. Semi-structured interview was carried out to collect the information. The hermeneutic approach was chosen to interpret the collected information. The discourses gave rise to two themes: being in the world while infected with the virus and the concepts of body in the world of HIV-positive pregnant women's concepts of body-in-the-world.

Language: pt

Keywords

Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Attitude to Death; Attitude to Health; Body Image; Brazil; Culture; Existentialism; Female; HIV Infections; Humans; Interview, Psychological; Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; Self Concept; Suicide