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Women from Africa living with HIV in London: a descriptive study
Jane Anderson,Lesley Doyal +1 more
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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.Abstract:
There are no studies that have examined the particular needs and experiences of African women living with HIV in the UK at a time when they represent an increasingly large proportion of the UK HIV epidemic. This study explores the illness biographies and daily lives of HIV-positive African women receiving treatment in London. Sixty-two women from 11 African countries attending HIV specialist clinics in five London hospitals participated in self-completion questionnaires and in depth semi-structured interviews. Using a narrative approach, women were asked to talk about their HIV status in the broader context of their life history. Important differences exist within this group based mainly on nationality, income, education level and legal status in the UK. However, marked similarities also emerged which were related in part to their situation as migrants and were compounded by their illness. Stigma, both actual and perceived, had a profound impact on women's lives, making control of information about their situation a matter of acute concern. This had an effect on how women accessed health services and voluntary sector agencies. The resilience of women in dealing with difficulties in their lives was strengthened by religious belief. Such similarities and differences need to be properly understood by health and social care professionals if they are to offer the most appropriate care for this growing population of patients.read more
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'My fear is to fall in love again…' How HIV-positive African women survive in London
Lesley Doyal,Jane Anderson +1 more
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.
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Social Networks, Migration, and Care in Tanzania
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HIV/AIDS and African immigrant women in Philadelphia: structural and cultural barriers to care.
TL;DR: This qualitative study explores the perspectives of HIV service providers who are treating this new patient group, and it examines the cultural and structural barriers African women face in the area of HIV prevention, testing, and treatment in the city of Philadelphia.
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The psychosocial and health care needs of HIV-positive people in the United Kingdom: a review.
Gill Green,R Smith +1 more
TL;DR: This report aims to identify the changes that HAART has had upon the experiences and psychosocial needs of HIVpositive people living in the UK and prioritize research and literature that highlights the changes in lived experiences and health care needs preand post-HAART.
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