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Kalateh Sadati A, Taheri V, Hemmati S. Challenges Experienced by HIV/AIDS-Positive Women in Marital Relationships; A qualitative study. TB 2019; 18 (5) :41-54
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Challenges Experienced by HIV/AIDS-Positive Women in Marital Relationships; A qualitative study
Ahmad Kalateh Sadati(Ph.D)1, Vajihe Taheri(M.A.)2, Soroor Hemmati(B.S.) 3
1.Corresponding Author: Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran. Email: asadati@yaz.ac.ir Tel:09171077248
2.M.A. in Social Worker, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
3. M.A. in Responsible for Health and Rehabilitation, Exceptional Education Department, Yazd, Iran .
Abstract
Introduction: The prevalence of HIV/AIDS is alarmingly increasing. Considering the experiences of HIV/AIDS-positive patients, experiences of the women who took HIV/AIDS from their husbands –marital relationships- can be different. The purpose of this study was to describe the challenges of these women.
Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using focus group discussions with 10 women who took HIV/AIDS from their husbands. All interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed by thematic analysis.
Results: Data analysis showed that participants experienced a kind of compulsive social isolation. They could not interact with anyone except their parents. They suffered from social stigma because the disease is associated with the illicit sex label. From data analysis, three main themes of fear, marital despondency, and stigma emerged.
Conclusion: The concerns and challenges of women who took HIV/AIDS from their marital relationships revealed that these women were exposed to the social strains because of having HIV / AIDS and stigma of illegitimate sexual relationships. In this regard, public awareness should be raised about this disadvantaged group of the community. To hit this target, individuals should be provided with the required information through schools as well as broadcasting and social media. Implementation of the counseling visits can create psychological and social support for these traumatized group and their families.
Keywords: Qualitative research, Women, HIV/AIDS, Marital relationships
Conflict of interest: The authors declared that there is no Conflict interest
References
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2-Bell E, Mthembu P, OSullivan S, Moody K. Sexual and reproductive health services and HIV testing: perspectives and experiences of women and men living with HIV and AIDS. Reproductive Health Matters. 2007;15(29):113-35.
3-Aziz M, Smith KY. Treating women with HIV: Is it different than treating men?. Current HIV/AIDS Reports.2012;9(2):171-8.
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11-Paudel V, Baral KP. Women living with HIV/AIDS (WLHA), battling stigma, discrimination and denial and the role of support groups as a coping strategy: a review of literature. Reproductive health.2015;12(1):53.
12-Sadati AK, Zarei N, Argasi H, Heydari ST. Experience of violence among street prostitutes: a qualitative study in Shiraz, Iran. Journal of Injury and Violence Research.2019;11(1):21.
13-Sadati AK, Taheri V, Joulaei H, Hemmati S. Experience of Stigma by Women Infected with HIV by Their Husbands: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction. 2019;31:8(1).
14-Abasian L, Mouayeadinian S, Nasseri Rad M, Tavakol M, Abbasi M . Experience the lives of women living with HIV / AIDS and their social rights: A phenomenological study of each menu. Razi Journal of Medical Sciences.2015;22(133):83-93.[Persian]
15-Mulla Ismail Shirazi N, Noorbakhsh SM, Mohrz M.Hot stigmatism and lable Consequences in HIV-positive Women: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Biological Ethics.2012; 2( 5): 100-28.[ Persian]
16-Rasouli Nejad M, Abedinia N, Noorbala A, Mohrz M, Badi B. Study The effect of mental health, adjustment mechanisms and stigma on high-risk behaviors in HIV positive patients in Iran - A cross-sectional study.2017; 24(159):83-93.[Persian]
17- Abedi JH . Thematic analysis and thematic networks: a simple and efficient method for exploring patterns embedded in qualitative data municipalities. Thought of Strategic Management.2011: 5(2): 151-98.
18-Tavakol M,Nik Bin D. stigmatization Relationship between the physician with patient and Treatment in HIV / AIDS Patients. Journal of Biomedical Ethics .2012;2(5):11-44.[Persian]
19-Amzat J, Razum O. Medical sociology in Africa. New York: Springer. 2014.
Ahmad Kalateh Sadati(Ph.D)1, Vajihe Taheri(M.A.)2, Soroor Hemmati(B.S.) 3
1.Corresponding Author: Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran. Email: asadati@yaz.ac.ir Tel:09171077248
2.M.A. in Social Worker, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
3. M.A. in Responsible for Health and Rehabilitation, Exceptional Education Department, Yazd, Iran .
Abstract
Introduction: The prevalence of HIV/AIDS is alarmingly increasing. Considering the experiences of HIV/AIDS-positive patients, experiences of the women who took HIV/AIDS from their husbands –marital relationships- can be different. The purpose of this study was to describe the challenges of these women.
Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using focus group discussions with 10 women who took HIV/AIDS from their husbands. All interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed by thematic analysis.
Results: Data analysis showed that participants experienced a kind of compulsive social isolation. They could not interact with anyone except their parents. They suffered from social stigma because the disease is associated with the illicit sex label. From data analysis, three main themes of fear, marital despondency, and stigma emerged.
Conclusion: The concerns and challenges of women who took HIV/AIDS from their marital relationships revealed that these women were exposed to the social strains because of having HIV / AIDS and stigma of illegitimate sexual relationships. In this regard, public awareness should be raised about this disadvantaged group of the community. To hit this target, individuals should be provided with the required information through schools as well as broadcasting and social media. Implementation of the counseling visits can create psychological and social support for these traumatized group and their families.
Keywords: Qualitative research, Women, HIV/AIDS, Marital relationships
Conflict of interest: The authors declared that there is no Conflict interest
References
1-Carvalhal A. Are women a different group of HIV-infected individuals.Archives womens mental healts.2010;13(3):181-3.
2-Bell E, Mthembu P, OSullivan S, Moody K. Sexual and reproductive health services and HIV testing: perspectives and experiences of women and men living with HIV and AIDS. Reproductive Health Matters. 2007;15(29):113-35.
3-Aziz M, Smith KY. Treating women with HIV: Is it different than treating men?. Current HIV/AIDS Reports.2012;9(2):171-8.
4-Ahmad Nia Sh, Zahedi M, Kazeminejad SZ .The Sociology of the Living Experience of Women with AIDS, Studies and Social Research in Iran.2017; 6( 4) :660-3.[ Persian]
5-Chearaghy A, Ismaili Nasab M, Rasoolizadeh Taba TabaI S K .Comparing feelings of hostility in women with and without AIDS, Journal of Research in Psychological Health.2016;9(4):20-6.[ Persian]
6-Harrison A, Short SE, Tuoane-Nkhasi M. Re-focusing the gender lens: caregiving women, family roles and HIV/AIDS vulnerability in Lesotho. AIDS and Behavior.2014;18(3):595-604.
7-Srivastava N, Nyamathi AM, Sinha S, Carpenter C, Satyanarayana V, Ramakrishnan P, Ekstrand M. Women living with AIDS in rural Southern India: Perspectives on mental health and lay health care worker support. Journal of HIV/AIDS & social services.2017;16(2):170-194.
8-Wouters E, De Wet K. Womens experience of HIV as a chronic illness in South Africa: hardearned lives, biographical disruption and moral career. Sociology of health & illness. 2016;38(4):521-42.
9-Adekanle DA, Olowookere SA, Adewole AD, Adeleke NA, Abioye-Kuteyi EA, Ijadunola MY. Sexual experiences of married HIV positive women in Osogbo, southwest Nigeria: role of inappropriate status disclosure. BMC women's health. 2015;15(1):6.
10-Colombini M, Mutemwa R, Kivunaga J, Moore LS, Mayhew SH. Experiences of stigma among women living with HIV attending sexual and reproductive health services in Kenya: a qualitative study. BMC health services research. 2014;14(1):412.
11-Paudel V, Baral KP. Women living with HIV/AIDS (WLHA), battling stigma, discrimination and denial and the role of support groups as a coping strategy: a review of literature. Reproductive health.2015;12(1):53.
12-Sadati AK, Zarei N, Argasi H, Heydari ST. Experience of violence among street prostitutes: a qualitative study in Shiraz, Iran. Journal of Injury and Violence Research.2019;11(1):21.
13-Sadati AK, Taheri V, Joulaei H, Hemmati S. Experience of Stigma by Women Infected with HIV by Their Husbands: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction. 2019;31:8(1).
14-Abasian L, Mouayeadinian S, Nasseri Rad M, Tavakol M, Abbasi M . Experience the lives of women living with HIV / AIDS and their social rights: A phenomenological study of each menu. Razi Journal of Medical Sciences.2015;22(133):83-93.[Persian]
15-Mulla Ismail Shirazi N, Noorbakhsh SM, Mohrz M.Hot stigmatism and lable Consequences in HIV-positive Women: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Biological Ethics.2012; 2( 5): 100-28.[ Persian]
16-Rasouli Nejad M, Abedinia N, Noorbala A, Mohrz M, Badi B. Study The effect of mental health, adjustment mechanisms and stigma on high-risk behaviors in HIV positive patients in Iran - A cross-sectional study.2017; 24(159):83-93.[Persian]
17- Abedi JH . Thematic analysis and thematic networks: a simple and efficient method for exploring patterns embedded in qualitative data municipalities. Thought of Strategic Management.2011: 5(2): 151-98.
18-Tavakol M,Nik Bin D. stigmatization Relationship between the physician with patient and Treatment in HIV / AIDS Patients. Journal of Biomedical Ethics .2012;2(5):11-44.[Persian]
19-Amzat J, Razum O. Medical sociology in Africa. New York: Springer. 2014.
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