Illuminating the Experience of Stigma among Persons Living with HIV using Participative Drawing Method
Background: Arts-based techniques such as drawing is a helpful means in research because of its potential to capture taboo, culturally sensitive issues, and other critical health experiences. However, very few studies integrate the use of drawing as a qualitative method in HIV research. Purpose: Th...
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| description | Background: Arts-based techniques such as drawing is a helpful means in research because of its potential to capture taboo, culturally sensitive issues, and other critical health experiences. However, very few studies integrate the use of drawing as a qualitative method in HIV research.
Purpose: This study aims to explore the experience of stigma among persons living with HIV using the drawing method.
Methods: The study utilized a participative qualitative approach. There were eleven (11) participants who were recruited through snowballing and were asked to draw their experience of stigma as a Person Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA). The participants were men who-have-sex with men (MSM) who have been diagnosed for at least one year, and are active members of a support group. This preliminary study was conducted in Central Philippines from November-December 2019. The narrative explanations were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using thematic analysis.
Findings: Results revealed three themes: (1) Psycho-socio-emotional needs which illuminated their need for love and acceptance; (2) Profound feelings which reflected a plethora of negative towards positive convergence of emotions, and (3) Coping with HIV stigma which presented the three-pronged anchor to move forward and sustain a hopeful living.
Conclusion: A stigmatized PLHIV needs intimacy, interconnectedness, and inclusiveness in society. Likewise, they feel a plethora of feelings that transcend negative to positive emotions depending on their coping. A PLHIV copes with stigma and discrimination through the aid of their social circle, spirituality, and self-love. Future researchers may consider the use of participative drawing to explore HIV stigma apart from the conventional interview, as it is found to be a valuable method of facilitating the expression of emotions and experiences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6bd1abe7fdf648f08aed6522933f1b2d2023-01-11T02:15:31ZengDiponegoro UniversityNurse Media: Journal of Nursing2087-78112406-87992022-08-0112219620710.14710/nmjn.v12i2.4651720862Illuminating the Experience of Stigma among Persons Living with HIV using Participative Drawing MethodJanet Alexis De los Santos0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0291-0801College of Nursing, Visayas State University, PhilippinesBackground: Arts-based techniques such as drawing is a helpful means in research because of its potential to capture taboo, culturally sensitive issues, and other critical health experiences. However, very few studies integrate the use of drawing as a qualitative method in HIV research. Purpose: This study aims to explore the experience of stigma among persons living with HIV using the drawing method. Methods: The study utilized a participative qualitative approach. There were eleven (11) participants who were recruited through snowballing and were asked to draw their experience of stigma as a Person Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA). The participants were men who-have-sex with men (MSM) who have been diagnosed for at least one year, and are active members of a support group. This preliminary study was conducted in Central Philippines from November-December 2019. The narrative explanations were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings: Results revealed three themes: (1) Psycho-socio-emotional needs which illuminated their need for love and acceptance; (2) Profound feelings which reflected a plethora of negative towards positive convergence of emotions, and (3) Coping with HIV stigma which presented the three-pronged anchor to move forward and sustain a hopeful living. Conclusion: A stigmatized PLHIV needs intimacy, interconnectedness, and inclusiveness in society. Likewise, they feel a plethora of feelings that transcend negative to positive emotions depending on their coping. A PLHIV copes with stigma and discrimination through the aid of their social circle, spirituality, and self-love. Future researchers may consider the use of participative drawing to explore HIV stigma apart from the conventional interview, as it is found to be a valuable method of facilitating the expression of emotions and experiences.https://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/medianers/article/view/46517drawing, hiv stigma, plhiv, philippines, qualitative method |
| spellingShingle | Janet Alexis De los Santos Illuminating the Experience of Stigma among Persons Living with HIV using Participative Drawing Method Nurse Media: Journal of Nursing drawing, hiv stigma, plhiv, philippines, qualitative method |
| title | Illuminating the Experience of Stigma among Persons Living with HIV using Participative Drawing Method |
| title_full | Illuminating the Experience of Stigma among Persons Living with HIV using Participative Drawing Method |
| title_fullStr | Illuminating the Experience of Stigma among Persons Living with HIV using Participative Drawing Method |
| title_full_unstemmed | Illuminating the Experience of Stigma among Persons Living with HIV using Participative Drawing Method |
| title_short | Illuminating the Experience of Stigma among Persons Living with HIV using Participative Drawing Method |
| title_sort | illuminating the experience of stigma among persons living with hiv using participative drawing method |
| topic | drawing, hiv stigma, plhiv, philippines, qualitative method |
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