scholarly journals Till Death Do Us Part: Lived Experiences of HIV-Positive Married African American Women

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorece Edwards ◽  
Shalon Irving ◽  
Anita Hawkins
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
American Women ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Hiv Aids

HIV/AIDS disease continues to be an escalating health problem, particularly among women. However, African American women are among the leading demographic groups for HIV prevalence in the United States. The typical woman with HIV/AIDS is young, in her late twenties, economically challenged, and of childbearing age. Participants were recruited from an HIV/AIDS outpatient clinic to explore their perceptions of social support, life experiences and marriage. Data were collected through tape-recorded interviews using a semi-structured guide and journaling. Participants reported that most of their time was spent providing care for their husbands who were HIV-positive. Very often their health and well-being were compromised by providing care to others. Participants reported a lack of social support and challenges managing their self-care.

Social Support, Stress and Social Network Characteristics Among HIV-Positive Latino and African American Women and Men Who have Sex with Men

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1149-1158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Rock Wohl ◽  
Frank H. Galvan ◽  
Hector F. Myers ◽  
Wendy Garland ◽  
Sheba George ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
African American ◽  
Social Network ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
American Women ◽  
Network Characteristics ◽  
Sex With Men

Wise Women’s Provision of Maternal-Child Health Information and Support for Urban, African American Women

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 554-563
Author(s):  
Jessica Devido ◽  
Cathleen J. Appelt ◽  
Nicole Szalla
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Child Health ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Leader ◽  
Maternal Child Health ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
American Women ◽  
Maternal Child

Introduction: The United States is experiencing a maternal-child health (MCH) crisis including racial inequalities in mortality. This study explored the roles of lay experts who provide information and support to women of childbearing age (i.e., Wise Women) and cultural norms for sharing MCH information and support in an urban, predominantly African American community. Methodology: This qualitative community-engaged study ( N = 49) of social networks utilized a semistructured guide and brainstorming activities with eight focus groups (three community leader, three community women, and two Wise Women). Results: Although several sources of MCH information and support were noted, Wise Women were the most frequently reported culturally normative sources. Emergent themes included positive affirmations for informal exchange of MCH information among women and roadblocks to MCH information exchange and support. Discussion: Results suggest a need for culturally relevant interventions that would strengthen lines of communication and social connectedness among African American women.

scholarly journals HIV Related Knowledge, HIV Testing Decision-Making, and Perceptions of Alcohol Use as a Risk Factor for HIV among Black and African American Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4535
Author(s):  
Angela Wangari Walter ◽  
Cesar Morocho
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
African American ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
African American Women ◽  
The United States ◽  
American Women ◽  
Hiv Aids

The HIV/AIDS epidemic disproportionately affects Black and African American women in the United States. This study examined the extent of HIV related knowledge, HIV testing decision-making, and perceptions of alcohol use as a risk factor for HIV among Black and African American women in urban and suburban communities. Seven focus groups were conducted with 37 women aged 18 to 49 residing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Women participating in focus groups had a wide breadth of HIV related knowledge. Findings suggest the influence of interpersonal relationships and provider–patient interactions on HIV testing, the need for building community capacity and leveraging community resources towards HIV prevention, and the influence of alcohol outlet density on HIV vulnerability and exposure in communities of color. Comprehensive multifaceted evidence informed interventions that are culturally relevant and gender responsive are needed to reduce HIV/AIDS disparities.

scholarly journals Structural Violence of Schooling: A Genealogy of a Critical Family History of Three Generations of African American Women in a Rural Community in Florida

Genealogy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Evelyn Newman Phillips ◽  
Wangari Gichiru
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Family History ◽  
African American Women ◽  
White Supremacy ◽  
Structural Violence ◽  
The United States ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
American Women ◽  
Three Generations ◽  
American Children

Through the lens of structural violence, Black feminism and critical family history, this paper explores how societal structures informed by white supremacy shaped the lives of three generations of rural African American women in a family in Florida during the middle to the late twentieth century. Specifically, this study investigates how disparate funding, segregation, desegregation, poverty and post-desegregation policies shaped and limited the achievement trajectories among these women. Further, an oral historical examination of their lives reveals the strategies they employed despite their under-resourced and sometimes alienating schooling. The paper highlights the experiences of the Newman family, descendants of captive Africans in the United States that produced three college-educated daughters and a granddaughter despite structural barriers that threatened their progress. Using oral history interviews, archival resources and first-person accounts, this family’s story reveals a genealogy of educational achievement, barriers and agency despite racial and gendered limitations in a Southern town. The findings imply that their schooling mirrors many of the barriers that other Blacks face. However, this study shows that community investment in African American children, plus teachers that affirm students, and programs such as Upward Bound, help to advance Black students in marginalized communities. Further, these women’s lives suggest that school curriculums need to be anti-racist and public policies that affirm each person regardless of the color of their skin. A simple solution that requires the structural violence of whiteness be eliminated from the schooling spheres.

“I Don’t Know and I Don’t Want to Know”: A Qualitative Examination of Older African American Women’s Knowledge and Experiences With HIV

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 644-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faye Z. Belgrave ◽  
Sarah J. Javier ◽  
Deborah Butler ◽  
Chelsie Dunn ◽  
Joann Richardson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Black Church ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
Hiv Knowledge ◽  
Female Population ◽  
American Women ◽  
Heterosexual Women ◽  
Older African American Women

While older African American women (e.g., aged 50 years and older) comprise only 11% of the female population in the United States, they account for 50% of HIV diagnoses among women in this age group. Unique sociocultural factors, including a lack of HIV knowledge and stigma, contribute to HIV risk among older African American women. The goal of this qualitative study was to obtain a nuanced perspective from older African American women about HIV knowledge and experiences with HIV using the framework of intersectionality theory. Focus groups were conducted with 35 African American women who were 50 years and older, nonpartnered, and heterosexual. Women were asked what they knew about HIV and if they thought older women were at risk for HIV. A thematic analysis using NVivo 11 yielded two central themes and three subthemes: HIV knowledge, including experiential knowledge, superficial knowledge, and no knowledge, and stigma around HIV in the Black church. Implications for developing HIV prevention programs and testing messages are discussed.

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