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Journal of Nursing and Health Studies
ISSN 2574-2825
J u n e 2 1 - 2 2 , 2 0 1 8
P a r i s , F r a n c e
Advance Nursing Practice 2018
Page 45
6 t h I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e o n
Advance Nursing Practice
Background: Through effective use of anti-HIV medications, stable relationships
containing one HIV positive partner (Serodiscordant Relationships (SdRs)) have
emergedandare increasing innumber andsignificance.BlackAfricanheterosexual
men and women are among the high HIV epidemic populations in the UK although
some do not know about their HIV positive status. Hence, a substantial number
of people in the black African community might have a partner with non-identical
HIV status. However, limited studies have explored the lived experiences and
support needs of Black African couples in known SdRs. Specifically, the positions
of HIV in SdRs and how these are reflected in communications about HIV have not
been described. Therefore, this proposed oral presentation explores the relative
positions of HIV within SdRs and how these relate to couples’ communications
about HIV.
Methods: Following multi-centre ethical approval, 25 in-depth interviews were
conducted with 19 heterosexual participants from black African backgrounds in
SdRs from three London genitourinary medicines (GUM) clinics. Age range of
participants was 30-58 years (12 females (30-45), 7 males (31-58)). MAXQDA
software was used for data storage and retrieval. Data was analysed through
phenomenological reflection and writing.
Results: Significant themes emerged from this study including positioning of
HIV and communications between couples. This presentation shows that the
positionsHIVoccupy in SdRs are conceptualised in an ordinal continuumfrom less
prominence to greater prominence but positioning does not represent functional
or dysfunctional modes of managing HIV within SdRs.
Discussions: The relative positions HIV occupy is contextualised in the context of
‘erasing and protecting’ the difference between HIV positive and negative partners
in SdRs.
Implications for nursing practice: The implications for providing support and
information for Black African heterosexual couples are considered, particularly
with potential benefits of greater engagement with both sero-negative and positive
partners.
Biography
Kemoh Rogers has completed his PhD from City University,
London in 2016. He is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing Sciences,
School of Health Sciences in the Faculty of Medicine and Health
Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich. He has made
several presentations at national and international conferences.
Positioning HIV and communications:
narratives of Black African heterosexual
couples in relationships with one HIV
positive partner in the UK
Kemoh Rogers
University of East Anglia, UK
Kemoh Rogers, J Nurs Health Stud 2018, Volume: 3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C3-007