0012/2012 - Motivos e circunstâncias para o aborto induzido entre mulheres vivendo com HIV no Brasil Motives and circumstances surrounding induced abortion among women living with HIV in Brazil
• Ana Paula Portella - Portella, AP - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - <a_portella@uol.com.br>
• Luzia Aparecida de Oliveira - Oliveira, LA - PM DST/Aids-SP - <luzia_ao@uol.com.br>
Área Temática:
Saúde e Gênero
Resumo:
O impacto da infecção pelo HIV/Aids na decisão de interromper uma gravidez entre mulheres vivendo com HIV/Aids é ainda um tema pouco estudado no Brasil e no mundo. Buscando compreender como o diagnóstico de infecção pelo HIV/Aids interfere na prática do aborto foi realizado estudo qualitativo em sete municípios brasileiros com mulheres portadoras do HIV/Aids que haviam induzido um aborto em algum momento da vida. Este trabalho apresenta a análise das entrevistas de 30 mulheres que engravidaram após o diagnóstico. Os resultados mostram que para algumas mulheres a infecção foi o principal motivo de interrupção da gravidez, enquanto que para outras os motivos para o aborto estiveram predominantemente referidos a circunstâncias da vida, especialmente a relação com os parceiros. A decisão de abortar em função do diagnóstico da infecção pelo HIV não é igual para todas as mulheres, e é influenciada pelo momento do diagnóstico e os demais aspectos da vida da mulher quando da gravidez, como a relação com o parceiro, a inserção de trabalho e o suporte familiar. Os resultados sugerem a necessidade de maior atenção por parte dos serviços de saúde quanto às decisões reprodutivas das mulheres vivendo com HIV/Aids e de um aprofundamento da discussão sobre a ilegalidade do aborto no país e suas danosas conseqüências para mulheres, homens e crianças.
Palavras-chave:
aborto;
HIV/Aids
mulheres;
estudos qualitativos
Abstract:
The impact of HIV infection on the decision of women living with HIV/AIDS to interrupt a pregnancy remains an understudied topic in Brazil and the world. In an effort to understand the influence of HIV diagnosis on abortion practices, a qualitative study was carried out in seven Brazilian municipalities with women living with HIV/AIDS who reported inducing an abortion at some point in their lives. This study presents the analysis of interviews with thirty women who became pregnant after their diagnosis. The results show that for some women, the infection was the primary motive for interrupting their pregnancy, while for others, the motives for abortion were predominantly related to life circumstances, in particular, their relationship with partners. The decision to abort due to HIV infection is not the same for all women. It is related to the timing of the diagnosis and other aspects of the woman’s life during her pregnancy, as the partner relationship, her job and the familiar support. These results suggest the need for more attention from health services to the reproductive decisions of women living with HIV/Aids and a deeper discussion of the illegality of abortion in Brazil and its harmful consequences for women, men, and children.
Motives and circumstances surrounding induced abortion among women living with HIV in Brazil
Resumo (abstract):
The impact of HIV infection on the decision of women living with HIV/AIDS to interrupt a pregnancy remains an understudied topic in Brazil and the world. In an effort to understand the influence of HIV diagnosis on abortion practices, a qualitative study was carried out in seven Brazilian municipalities with women living with HIV/AIDS who reported inducing an abortion at some point in their lives. This study presents the analysis of interviews with thirty women who became pregnant after their diagnosis. The results show that for some women, the infection was the primary motive for interrupting their pregnancy, while for others, the motives for abortion were predominantly related to life circumstances, in particular, their relationship with partners. The decision to abort due to HIV infection is not the same for all women. It is related to the timing of the diagnosis and other aspects of the woman’s life during her pregnancy, as the partner relationship, her job and the familiar support. These results suggest the need for more attention from health services to the reproductive decisions of women living with HIV/Aids and a deeper discussion of the illegality of abortion in Brazil and its harmful consequences for women, men, and children.
Villela, W.V, Barbosa, R.M., Portella, AP, Oliveira, LA. Motivos e circunstâncias para o aborto induzido entre mulheres vivendo com HIV no Brasil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/mar). [Citado em 23/12/2024].
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