Issues of sexuality and prevention among adolescents living with HIV/AIDS since birth.(Report)

From: The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality | Date: September 22, 2007| Author: Fernet, Mylene; Proulx-Boucher, Karene; Richard, Marie-Eve; Levy, Joseph Josy; Otis, Joanne; Samson, Joanne; Massie, Lyne; Lapointe, Normand; Theriault, Jocelyne; Trottier, Germain | Copyright information

Abstract: There have been few studies on sexuality, relationships, and HIV prevention issues among HIV+ adolescents and fewer still that have dealt with youth living with HIV/AIDS since birth. In the present qualitative study, we conducted individual, semi-structured, taped interviews on these topics with 29 youth perinatally infected with HIV. The 15 girls and 14 boys, 10-18 years of age, have been followed at the Centre Maternel et Infantile sur le SIDA (CMIS), Centre Hospitalier ...

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