Vertical transmission in HIV infection/AIDS: a feminist perspective |
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| Authors: | Winifred J. Pinch EdD RN |
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| Affiliation: | Professor, Center for Health Policy and Ethics and Graduate Program, School of Nursing, Creighton University, 2500 California Plum, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, USA |
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| Abstract: | HIV infection and AIDS create a unique dilemma for women in their potential for vertical transmission of these conditions. Selected feminist perspectives in ontology, epistemology, and axiology are reviewed to illuminate possible social, cultural, and political circumstances of these women. Drawing both on these perspectives and various sources of data about women with HIVIAIDS, some implications for nursing complete this discussion. |
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