Life loaded with threat and vulnerability: a qualitative inquiry into the experiences of HIV negative married women in serodiscordant heterosexual relationships.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Violence against women is a major, complex, multidimensional and widespread public health concern worldwide. The current qualitative study was conducted to understand the experience of violence among HIV negative married women in heterosexual serodiscordant relationships.

Methods

A qualitative description (QD) was conducted from October 2018 to January 2020 in Mashhad, Iran. The participants were 15 HIV negative women, who married and lived with HIV positive men, through purposive sampling method. The data were collected using semi-structured interviews. Data analyzed using conventional content analysis adopted by Graneheim and Lundman.

Results

The main overarching theme emerged entitled: life loaded with threat and vulnerability. This theme consisted of fo

SUBMITTER: Larki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8650320 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature