ArticleSAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance2014
My secret: the social meaning of HIV/AIDS stigma.
Article in SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Coping with loneliness and stigma associated with HIV in a resource-limited setting, making a case for mental health interventions; a sequential mixed methods study.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
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- Exorcising memories of internalised stigma: The demons of lived experience.World journal of psychiatry · 2021Review
- Sick and solo: a qualitative study on the life experiences of people living with HIV in Somalia.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Article
- From activism to secrecy: Contemporary experiences of living with HIV in London in people diagnosed from 1986 to 2014.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2018Article
- Access to HIV Care and Resilience in a Long-Term Conflict Setting: A Qualitative Assessment of the Experiences of Living with Diagnosed HIV in Mogadishu, Somali.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Forms of Stigma and Discrimination in the Daily Lives of HIV-Positive Individuals in Mauritania.The open AIDS journal · 2017Article
- Exploring gender perceptions of risk of HIV infection and related behaviour among elderly men and women of Ga-Rankuwa, Gauteng Province, South Africa.SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance · 2016Article
- Religion and HIV-Related Stigma among Nurses Who Work with People Living with HIV/AIDS in Puerto Rico.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
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Abstract
This study uses Goffman's [1963. Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall] theory of stigma as an intellectual scaffold to help understand the social meaning of HIV/AIDS stigma from People Living with HIV/AIDS. The study adopts a qualitative approach because of its appropriateness for unravelling subjective phenomena such as the experiences of HIV/AIDS stigma. In-depth interviews were conducted with 10 HIV-positive employees of a retailing company located in the Western Cape province of South Africa who volunteered to participate in the study. The participants with the discreditable stigma internalised society's prejudice towards those living with the virus. As a result, the participants relied on self-isolation and social withdrawal to cope with enacted stigma. Managing information about one's status and deciding whether, who, when, etc., to tell are crucial questions. The participants feared being devalued by family, friends, co-workers and the community. In concurrence with Goffman [1963], the HIV/AIDS stigma is seen as about relationships.
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