Living Day by Day
We examined the meaning of living with HIV/AIDS among women in Lebanon. Ten women living with HIV/AIDS (WLWHA) described their experiences via semistructured in-depth interviews. They navigated a process of HIV diagnosis acceptance that incorporated six overlapping elements: receiving the news, acce...
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| author | Rachel L. Kaplan Cynthia El Khoury Emily R. S. Field Jacques Mokhbat |
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| description | We examined the meaning of living with HIV/AIDS among women in Lebanon. Ten women living with HIV/AIDS (WLWHA) described their experiences via semistructured in-depth interviews. They navigated a process of HIV diagnosis acceptance that incorporated six overlapping elements: receiving the news, accessing care, starting treatment, navigating disclosure decisions, negotiating stigma, and maintaining stability. Through these elements, we provide a framework for understanding three major themes that were constructed during data analysis: Stand by my side: Decisions of disclosure; Being “sick” and feeling “normal”: Interacting with self, others, and society; and Living day by day: focusing on the present. We contribute to the existing literature by providing a theoretical framework for understanding the process of diagnosis and sero-status acceptance among WLWHA. This was the first study of its kind to examine the meaning of living with HIV/AIDS among women in a Middle Eastern country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c719ffdac5ce4a62bcebe52ba5b35ae52022-12-21T18:38:02ZengSAGE PublishingGlobal Qualitative Nursing Research2333-39362016-05-01310.1177/233339361665008210.1177_2333393616650082Living Day by DayRachel L. Kaplan0Cynthia El Khoury1Emily R. S. Field2Jacques Mokhbat3University of California, San Francisco, CA, USAArab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality, Beirut, LebanonGreat Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Lac du Flambeau, WI, USALebanese American University, Beirut, LebanonWe examined the meaning of living with HIV/AIDS among women in Lebanon. Ten women living with HIV/AIDS (WLWHA) described their experiences via semistructured in-depth interviews. They navigated a process of HIV diagnosis acceptance that incorporated six overlapping elements: receiving the news, accessing care, starting treatment, navigating disclosure decisions, negotiating stigma, and maintaining stability. Through these elements, we provide a framework for understanding three major themes that were constructed during data analysis: Stand by my side: Decisions of disclosure; Being “sick” and feeling “normal”: Interacting with self, others, and society; and Living day by day: focusing on the present. We contribute to the existing literature by providing a theoretical framework for understanding the process of diagnosis and sero-status acceptance among WLWHA. This was the first study of its kind to examine the meaning of living with HIV/AIDS among women in a Middle Eastern country.https://doi.org/10.1177/2333393616650082 |
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