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
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009419784506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Medical anthropology
  • 2. Illness and disease - inequal substitutes
  • 3. Stigmatization and discrimination - an explanatory approach
  • 4. HIV & AIDS
  • 5. The research study
  • 6. Methodology
  • 7. Results
  • 8. Interpretation of the results
  • 9. Conclusion and the way forward.

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