Psychosocial issues faced by women of color who are HIV positive, 1990

The overall objective of this study is to present the psychosocial issues faced by women of color who are HIV positive. The researcher addressed: (A) issues of disclosure, (B) support systems, (C) employment, (D) housing, (E) health care, (F) pregnancy, and (G) child care. A questionnaire was administered to 49 women of color who are HIV-infected and receiving service in public and private health care settings. The study was an attempt to either reject or accept the following null hypotheses: (1) HIV-infected women of color are not likely to report a loss of family support systems as a result of disclosure of their disease, and (2) HIV-infected women of color are not likely to report a lack of sufficient services in the public arena. The findings rejected both null hypotheses