Stigmatization, discrimination and illness : experiences among HIV-seropositive women in Tanga, Tanzania

Stigmatization, discrimination and illness experiences among HIV-seropositive women in Tanga, Tanzania

“She was given her own plate, her own cup, everything of her own, even when she just touched a cloth then nobody wanted to touch it again.” (Halima, HIV-seropositive) The book sheds light on the profound influence of an HIV-seropositive diagnosis on the lives of women and their social environment in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Bohle, Leah Franziska, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Göttingen : Universitätsverlag Göttingen 2013
2013.
Colección:Open Access e-Books
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Materias:
HIV-positive women > Tanzania > Tanga.
HIV infections > Social aspects > Tanzania.
Discrimination > Tanzania.
HIV
Women
Tanzania
Social Environment
Public Health
Discrimination
HIV/AIDS
Infection
Medical anthropology
Serostatus
Tanga
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Descripción
Sumario:“She was given her own plate, her own cup, everything of her own, even when she just touched a cloth then nobody wanted to touch it again.” (Halima, HIV-seropositive) The book sheds light on the profound influence of an HIV-seropositive diagnosis on the lives of women and their social environment in the United Republic of Tanzania. The author, a medical doctor and social anthropologist, tells the story of six Tanzanian HIV-seropositive women, focusing on their negotiation and perception of illness and disease. Furthermore, the high levels of discrimination and stigmatization in the context of HIV-seropositivity that they experience are presented in detail, weaving together the impacts of an HIV-seropositive diagnosis with results analyzed both from a Medical Anthropology and Public Health perspective. Despite a new era of antiretroviral treatment, available in Tanzania free of cost, that has given cause for hope in a change in how the disease is perceived, the book impressively underlines that being HIV-seropositive remains a great challenge and heavy burden for women in Tanzania.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (119 pages) : illustrations (some colour); digital, PDF file(s)
Also available in print form
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages [103]-113)
ISBN:9783863951085

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