AEGiS-14IAC: Designing an educational video on HIV and pregnancy: HIV-infected women as consultants.

14th International AIDS Conference


Barcelona, Spain - July 7-12, 2002

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Designing an educational video on HIV and pregnancy: HIV-infected women as consultants.

Int Conf AIDS 2002 Jul 7-12; 14:(abstract no. MoOrF1029)

Sowell RL, Phillips KD, Richter DL
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, United States

ISSUES: Perinatal transmission accounts for almost all cases of HIV infection in infants. However, despite advancements in therapies to decrease perinatal transmission of HIV, there is evidence that many HIV-infected women still lack information about how best to support the health of their unborn infants.

DESCRIPTION: This project sought to develop an educational video concerning HIV and pregnancy that was viewed as relevant to HIV-infected women. In developing the video, HIV-infected women participated in five focus groups as consultants for developing the content and the delivery approach for the video. Women emphasized that they face the same issues in reproductive decision-making as other women, with the additional concern about perinatal transmission. Women recommended that the video address general health behaviors needed to support the mother and baby's health as a foundation for addressing specific treatment issues related to HIV. Women wanted to see personal accounts of how other HIV-infected women made the decision to have a baby. Based on their recommendations, a 15-minute video was developed using an HIV-infected mother as moderator and guide to both factual information concerning measures needed to have a healthy infant, as well as four women's personal stories about HIV and pregnancy. The video has been evaluated by more than 250 women. Evaluations have been overwhelmingly positive, with women reporting the video provides extremely valuable and understandable information.

ISSUES: Inclusion of HIV-infected women as consultants in developing the message and approach of the video resulted in its success. HIV-infected women are knowledgeable about their informational needs and are able to fully participate in developing messages to reach other women.

RECOMMENDATIONS: The video is being distributed to community-based organizations and public health clinics to be used in conjunction with other educational strategies.

Keywords: AEGIS, HIV Infections, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, HIV Seropositivity, Mothers, Delivery, Obstetric, Health Behavior, Pregnancy, Infant, Human, Female, education, surgeryKWDaegis,hivinfections,pregnancycomplications,infectious,hivseropositivity,mothers,delivery,obstetric,healthbehavior,pregnancy,infant,human,female,education,surgery

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