| The compassion of concealment: silence between older caregivers and dying patients in the AIDS era, northwest Tanzania. | |
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PMID: 22092190 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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In northwest Tanzania, where AIDS has been present for 25 years, AIDS-related illness is a trigger through which community members discuss personal experiences of loss and assess social relationships. The terminal phase of AIDS demands intimate social relations between patients and caretakers. In this final phase of illness, caretakers are scrutinised for their behaviour towards the patient. In the moral world in which caregiving takes place, the act of concealing is considered an intrinsic part of proper care. Current debates on morality, stigma and secrecy inform my argument that acts of concealment around dying are not so much related to the exclusion and ostracism of patients but to inclusion and compassionate care. |
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Josien de Klerk |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-17 |
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Title: Culture, health & sexuality Volume: - ISSN: 1464-5351 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100883416 Medline TA: Cult Health Sex Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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a Department of Social Anthropology , University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam , The Netherlands. |
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