TJGMAAND DlSCHIMINATION AGAINST HIV POSITIVE ~ \\'OMEN: THE LWED EXPERIENCES OF HIV POSITIVE WOMEN  IN BAHJRnAR CITY ADMINISTRATION

ABEBE, GETAHUN

dc.contributor.author	ABEBE, GETAHUN
dc.date.accessioned	2019-01-30T10:24:25Z
dc.date.available	2019-01-30T10:24:25Z
dc.date.issued	2019-01-22
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9270
dc.description.abstract	This study wasaimed al explorinx the lived experiences of fl/V positive. women in Bahr Dar City :• Administration; specifically their experiences of stignu: and dtscrtnunarion due to their HIV • positive. status. A qualitative research approach with phenomenological research design was selected in order ta have deep informauon about HIV positive women's experiences. In depth interview, us dot« collection inslrtunent was used to csplore 1h, iiv<«l experiences of eight jJUl'jJ(J.~·il?e{)' se/eClet/ Tfn' positive 1-t:Oli'H~n. Themotic lJ.IUlf)~\·[,\' and textural, s/rJlC11.lY(}/ and composite description methods of phenomenologicai data presentation we.,.e employed to describe the. lived experiences of eight }{]V positive women in the study area and wm« up with its .Pndings. The findings indicated thai motivauonal factor lo gel IIIV tested wer'' frequent illness and death of 'family members, observauonal symptoms and illness on themselves. ex/anal fi1c1or and oral testimony. Participants ofthe study also experienced different lJp<'-< of !l!V and AIDS rekued stigma and discriminations. Among llwm verbo! harassment. social exclusion, physical viotence, imemal sugma and tactical stigma were the basic Mies. The main per~ators were family members including husbands, neighborhoods, and HJV positive women themselves. Participants of this study were experienced psychological depression, loss of livelihoods, ART adherence problem, and loss of marriage and options of childbearing. Self isolation. seeking spiritual counseling and preach. changes i11 residential area, seeking memberships and help Ji'om others were coping strategies experienced by participants. 111e j)mfings of this research have important implicattonsfor the concerned bodies mainly for GOs, NGOs & c:sos, FBOs, PLllIVs, and voluntary service providers working in the area under investigation and for the community at large.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	GRNDER AND DEVELOPl\'lENT	en_US
dc.title	TJGMAAND DlSCHIMINATION AGAINST HIV POSITIVE ~ \\'OMEN: THE LWED EXPERIENCES OF HIV POSITIVE WOMEN IN BAHJRnAR CITY ADMINISTRATION	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US