Citation

Davila YR. J. Assoc. Nurses AIDS Care 2002; 13(6): 46-56.

Affiliation

Department of Chronic Nursing Care, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12469543

Abstract

This study explored cultural and gender perspectives of abuse on condom negotiation behaviors for AIDS prevention among Mexican-American women in abusive intimate relationships. A convenience sample of 20 abused women participated in the study. Data were collected through a demographic questionnaire and audiotaped responses to a semistructured interview guide. Content analysis using QSR NUDIST was used to analyze the verbatim transcriptions of all participant interviews. The predominant category, "He always got his way," was developed in response to the content of the verbatim transcriptions. The category was further expanded to include the self-descriptive subcategories of "He beat me," "He made me feel bad," and "He forced me." Through content analysis, a relationship between abuse by male sexual partners and condom negotiation for AIDS prevention was identified. Trustworthiness of the data collection and analysis was established through methods suggested by Lincoln and Guba.

Language: en