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Autor/inn/en | Iwelunmor, Juliet; Airhihenbuwa, Collins O. |
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Titel | Cultural Implications of Death and Loss from AIDS among Women in South Africa |
Quelle | In: Death Studies, 36 (2012) 2, S.134-151 (18 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0748-1187 |
DOI | 10.1080/07481187.2011.553332 |
Schlagwörter | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Females; Focus Groups; Foreign Countries; Cultural Influences; Teacher Attitudes; Death; Attitude Measures; Coping; Emotional Response; Negative Attitudes; Intervention; Social Bias; South Africa |
Abstract | Over 1.8 million people have died of AIDS in South Africa, and it continues to be a death sentence for many women. The purpose of this study was to examine the broader context of death and loss from HIV/AIDS and to identify the cultural factors that influenced existing beliefs and attitudes. The participants included 110 women recruited from 3 communities in South Africa. Focus group methodology was used to explore their perceptions surrounding death and loss from HIV/AIDS. Using the PEN-3 cultural model, our findings revealed that there were positive perceptions related to how women cope and respond to death and loss from HIV/AIDS. Findings also revealed existential responses and negative perceptions that strongly influence how women make sense of increasing death and loss from HIV/AIDS. In the advent of rising death and loss from HIV/AIDS, particularly among women, interventions aimed at reducing negative perceptions while increasing positive and existential perceptions are needed. These interventions should be tailored to reflect the cultural factors associated with HIV/AIDS. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |