Social support for pregnant women with hiv: narrative review

Abstract

Aim: to identify, in scientific production, the sources and repercussions of social support for pregnant women with HIV. Method: narrative review in the databases: Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, National Library of Medicine / National Institutes of Health and SciVerse Scopus. The data were collected in February 2016, when 20 studies were submitted to the thematic analysis with the theoretical categorization of social support (instrumental and emotional). Results: The main instrumental support sources were: participation in prevention programs, reception and health education by the team; And emotional support were from the life partner, friends, family and God. The main repercussions were related to the disclosure of diagnosis and to the adherence to prophylaxis of vertical transmission. Conclusion: the lack of articulation among the sources of social support may result in the abandonment of maternal and child health care.