“…Additionally, women have been shown to demonstrate more cognitive impairment as a result of HIV, as well as more pronounced declines in functional abilities, relative to men (Bornstein, Nasrallah, Para, Whitacre, & Fass, 1993). Other issues that may serve as significant stressors for women living with HIV/AIDS include concerns related to child care; in particular, who will care for their children after their death (Harris & Dennis, 1997)? These issues may present an even greater challenge to African American women who, relative to Caucasian women, are more likely to be living in poverty and heading single-parent households (U.S. Census Bureau, 2004).…”