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Vertical transmission in HIV infection/AIDS: a feminist perspective
Author(s) -
Pinch Winifred J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1994.tb01048.x
Subject(s) - axiology , dilemma , perspective (graphical) , ontology , transmission (telecommunications) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , politics , sociology , gender studies , epistemology , medicine , political science , family medicine , computer science , philosophy , telecommunications , artificial intelligence , law
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.