Social representations of living with HIV/AIDS and experiences of prejudice in Brazil
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the social representations of people living with HIV/AIDS and their experiences of prejudice. Method: One hundred fifty- four (154) people living with HIV/AIDS participated in the study. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and underwent a...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | Perú |
| Institución: | Universidad de San Martín de Porres |
| Repositorio: | Liberabit |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs2.ojs3.revistaliberabit.com:article/210 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://www.revistaliberabit.com/index.php/Liberabit/article/view/210 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | representaciones sociales VIH/SIDA prejuicio discriminación psicología social |
| Sumario: | Objective: This study aimed to investigate the social representations of people living with HIV/AIDS and their experiences of prejudice. Method: One hundred fifty- four (154) people living with HIV/AIDS participated in the study. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and underwent a descending hierarchical analysis through the IRaMuTeQ software. Results: The study results showed that for these individuals the moment of diagnosis was perceived as a turning point, but after a while they eventually anchored their health condition as a chronic disease. Infection occurred mostly due to intravenous drug use and unprotected sex. Discussion: The participants reported that dealing with social prejudice was more difficult than living with HIV/ AIDS. Prejudice was a recurring daily experience for those who decided to reveal their serological status, and led to a practice of concealing their condition from society to avoid being rejected. |
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