1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«[T]his study aims to (1) examine the prevalence of mother–child communication on nine sexual topics from both the mother’s and the child’s perspective, (2) evaluate the impact on sexual education of mothers disclosing their HIV status to their children and (3) explore the willingness of MLWH [Mother living with HIV] to talk about sexuality with their children.» (p. 49)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
L’échantillon est de 109 mères et 71 enfants pour la partie quantitative de l’étude et un sous-échantillon de 11 mères pour la partie qualitative.

Instruments :
- Questionnaire
- Guide d’entretien semi-directif

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

«Despite the high rates of discussion on sexual topics reported by participants, the qualitative results add nuance to this portrayal of family communication about sexuality. Two sets of barriers to sexual education are identified, external and internal, that need to be addressed with distinct interventions among MLWH in terms of content and strategies. External barriers refer to the mother’s perception of not having control over their children’s psychosexual development and sexual behaviors. Mothers indicating external barriers seem to attribute their difficulties to external factors (e.g. culture, family of origin and their children). […] Internal barriers relate to a lack of knowledge and skills for mothers to conduct sexual education. These barriers are mentioned by parents in the general population (Elliott, 2010; Jerman & Constantine, 2010) as well as by HIV-positive parents (Edwards et al., 2013). However, by their experience of living with HIV, these mothers have acquired first-hand knowledge (risk and protective factors, etc.) that makes them particularly suited to become sexual education agents.» (p. 56)