Father-child contact in inner-city African American families with maternalHIV infection

This study examines father-child contact in inner-city African American fam ilies with maternal HIV infection. Participants were 246 African American w omen, 40% of whom are infected with HIV, and one of their non-infected chil dren. Children from non-infected families were more likely to have fathers who are alive and who are living in the home. In addition, regardless of wh ether or not the father lived in the home, these children had more frequent father contact than children from families with maternal HIV infection. Ex planations and implications of the findings are discussed.