Table 1.

Interview Guide Questions

• Please walk me through your normal day. [Probe: From the moment you wake up until you go to sleep at night]

• How did you find out that you were HIV positive?

• In what ways, if any, has your HIV/AIDS diagnosis changed your life?

• In what ways, if any, has being HIV positive changed your relationship with your children?

• How often do you think about your status? [Probe: Never, once a week, once a month, every day, constantly]

• When do you think about your positive status the most?

• Who have you shared your HIV/AIDS status with?

○ What influenced your decision to share with that person or persons?

• Do you have any family members living with HIV?

○ What about close friends, are any of them living with HIV?

○ How, if at all, has it affected your life? [Probe: Caring for them, resource, social support]

• Please tell me about any advice or opinions that healthcare providers have given to you about becoming pregnant.

• Who can you count on for emotional and/or social support?

• Please describe the things that you do to cope with being HIV positive. [Probe: Religion, meditation, support groups, family and friend support]

• What has been your experience with the healthcare system?

• Have you ever been prescribed antiretroviral drugs by a healthcare provider?

○ Are you currently taking antiretroviral drugs? Why or why not?