| Illness meanings of AIDS among women with HIV: merging immunology and life experience. | |
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PMID: 19299752 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Little attention has been paid to illness meanings held by those with HIV in the presence of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). This article illustrates how elucidating illness meanings might aid our understanding of HAART adherence and other important health behaviors. Using multiple qualitative methods, including in-depth interviews, free lists, and drawings, I explore meanings surrounding the concept of AIDS among women with HIV in New Orleans, Louisiana. Illness meanings of AIDS reflect the women's negotiation of physical, social, and emotional threats posed by HIV. HIV-positive women displace death and stigma away from an HIV diagnosis to an AIDS diagnosis, creating a sense of safety and normalcy for themselves. Women with AIDS diagnoses, however, struggle to construct illness meanings of AIDS that resist its association with ostracism and death. Drawings produced by the women provide rich insights and illustrate the value of drawings as a visual method in exploring illness meanings. |
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Authors:
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Alison Scott |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Qualitative health research Volume: 19 ISSN: 1049-7323 ISO Abbreviation: Qual Health Res Publication Date: 2009 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-03-20 Completed Date: 2009-06-17 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9202144 Medline TA: Qual Health Res Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 454-65 Citation Subset: T |
Affiliation:
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Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA. |
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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drug therapy,
immunology,
psychology* Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Interviews as Topic New Orleans Qualitative Research Women / psychology* Young Adult |
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