Managing the risk of intimacy

Accounts of disclosure and responsiveness among people with HIV and intimate partners of people with HIV

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15098925
AutoresHelena Danielle Green (0000-0003-2806-0921, Institute for Community Research, autor correspondente), M R Weeks (0000-0001-7493-0276, The Institute for Community Research, Hartford, USA), Marcie Berman (0000-0003-4071-3243, The Institute for Community Research, Hartford, USA), Heather I Mosher (0000-0003-2687-8949, The Institute for Community Research, Hartford, USA), Maryann Abbott (The Institute for Community Research, Hartford, USA), Natalie Garcia (0000-0003-3301-5914, The Institute for Community Research, Hartford, USA), Natalie V Garcia (Institute for Community Research)
Ano2018
Volume20
Fascículo10
Páginas1117-1129
Data de publicação2018-10-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCulture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13691058.2018.1479535
PMID29944072
OpenAlexW2810310777
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas40

It is well known that concerns about sexual risk tend to decline among people in intimate relationships where there is established commitment and trust. In the context of relationships at increased risk for HIV transmission, interactions involving disclosure and partner responsiveness are key to maintaining intimacy and physical safety. This paper explores concepts of risk and sexual intimacy articulated by a community sample of 30 people living with HIV and their intimate relationship partners. Data revealed the shifts in intimate relationship dynamics upon the disclosure of an HIV diagnosis, the importance of intimacy in the context of managing one or both partners' HIV care and responses to new advances in HIV prophylaxis. Findings suggest that participants' experiences of self-disclosure and partner responsiveness most often resulted in an increased sense of protectiveness from and for partners. This suggests that health-promoting messaging should be adapted to be more relevant to intimate couple communication and mutual support

Context (archaeology · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Human sexuality · Self-disclosure · Sexual relationship · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology