Corps transformé, corps dissimulé: Femmes vivant avec le VIH/SIDA au Maroc

Finding out about one’s HIV positive-status is an event that disrupts the couple’s ties and family cohesion. When HIV diagnosis occurs too late, AIDS can disintegrate the family, cause the death of parents as well as children, shatter the bonds of solidarity and trust within the couple, and make the...

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Main Authors: Khadija Zahi, Elise Guillermet, Marc Eric Gruénais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CLUEB 2019-04-01
Series:EtnoAntropologia
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Online Access:https://www.rivisteclueb.it/index.php/etnoantropologia/article/view/294
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Summary:Finding out about one’s HIV positive-status is an event that disrupts the couple’s ties and family cohesion. When HIV diagnosis occurs too late, AIDS can disintegrate the family, cause the death of parents as well as children, shatter the bonds of solidarity and trust within the couple, and make the family vulnerable. In this article, we propose to evaluate the way in which women living with HIV/AIDS in Morocco perceive their bodies and how they deal with bodily changes on a daily basis.
ISSN:2284-0176