Lesley Doyal

TL;DR: The illness biographies and daily lives of HIV-positive African women receiving treatment in London are explored, revealing marked similarities and differences which need to be properly understood by health and social care professionals to offer the most appropriate care for this growing population of patients.

TL;DR: The analysis explores the ways in which the women's lives are shaped in complex ways by their sex and gender, by their status as migrants and by their seropositivity, and examines the nature of their survival strategies.

TL;DR: Findings from three studies of Black African migrants living with HIV in London are presented, using an intersectional approach to examine the similarities and the differences between the experiences of heterosexual women, heterosexual men and gay and/or bisexual men.

TL;DR: It is argued that an intersectional approach can further research that integrates biological and social aspects of human lives and human health and ultimately generate better and more precise evidence for effective policies and practices aimed at tackling health inequities.

TL;DR: This study used qualitative methods to explore the experiences of a sample of black African men who defined themselves as heterosexual and were receiving treatment for HIV and/or AIDS in London and explored their feelings, their needs, their hopes and their desires as they negotiated their lives in the diaspora.