OBJECTIVE: To examine first childbearing and its predictors among daughters of parents with HIV. METHOD: Pairs of parents with HIV and their adolescent daughters (n = 181) participated in a randomized, controlled-intervention trial designed to improve coping skills within the family, and were monitored up to 7 years. RESULTS: Overall, daughters of HIV parents had a high rate of early childbearing compared to national and local rates. First childbearing tended to be delayed by (a) being in a coping intervention, (b) being less emotionally distressed, (c) receiving academic counseling, and (d) having a positive perception of their family's finances. CONCLUSIONS: HIV has a negative intergenerational impact, particularly on depressed young people, which may be buffered by interventions enhancing coping and academic counseling.
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OBJECTIVE: To examine first childbearing and its predictors among daughters of parents with HIV. METHOD: Pairs of parents with HIV and their adolescent daughters (n = 181) participated in a randomized, controlled-intervention trial designed to improve coping skills within the family, and were monitored up to 7 years. RESULTS: Overall, daughters of HIV parents had a high rate of early childbearing compared to national and local rates. First childbearing tended to be delayed by (a) being in a coping intervention, (b) being less emotionally distressed, (c) receiving academic counseling, and (d) having a positive perception of their family's finances. CONCLUSIONS:HIV has a negative intergenerational impact, particularly on depressed young people, which may be buffered by interventions enhancing coping and academic counseling.
Authors: Katherine S Elkington; José A Bauermeister; Reuben N Robbins; Olga Gromadzka; Elaine J Abrams; Andrew Wiznia; Mahrukh Bamji; Claude A Mellins Journal: AIDS Patient Care STDS Date: 2012-06-13 Impact factor: 5.078