Challenges of Parenting for Families Living with HIV/AIDS.

Antle, Beverley J.; Wells, Lilian M.; Goldie, Robyn Salter; DeMatteo, Dale; King, Susan M.

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Publication Date: 2001

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Challenges of Parenting for Families Living with HIV/AIDS.

Antle, Beverley J.; Wells, Lilian M.; Goldie, Robyn Salter; DeMatteo, Dale; King, Susan M.

Social Work, v46 n2 p159-69 Apr 2001

Reviews literature and reports on parenting needs identified in a Canadian study that examined parents living with HIV/AIDS. Some themes that emerged were chronic sorrow, stress and burden, stigma, secrecy, and disclosure. Parenting was found to be a source of joy, even when complicated by the special circumstances of AIDS/HIV. (BF)

Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adults, Children, Family Characteristics, Family Environment, Foreign Countries, Literature Reviews, Parent Child Relationship, Parents

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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