Terms Used for People Living With HIV in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4678069
AutoresBavon Mupenda (Ecole de santé publique de Kinshasa), Sandra Duvall (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA), Suzanne Maman (0000-0003-4048-1585, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA), Audrey Pettifor (0000-0002-3387-0817, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA), Christina Holub (0000-0001-8009-311X, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA), Eboni M Taylor (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Eboni Taylor (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA), Rennie (0000-0003-3844-972X, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Stuart Rennie (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA), Mujalambo Kashosi (Ecole de santé publique de Kinshasa), Mamie Lema (Ecole de santé publique de Kinshasa), Frieda Behets (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA)
Ano2014
Volume24
Fascículo2
Páginas209-216
Data de publicação2014-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732313519869
PMID24463633
PMCIDPMC4326230
OpenAlexW2152184729
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas17

For this study we conducted in-depth interviews with 29 youth living with HIV (YLWH) and key informant interviews with 8 HIV care/support providers. We describe terms used to portray people living with HIV (PLWH) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Labels commonly used, mostly derogatory, described PLWH as walking corpses, dangers to others, or people deserving to die before others get infected. Blame and other accusations were directed at PLWH through anchoring or objectification. Being labeled sometimes made these youth suffer in silence, afraid to disclose their status, or avoid performing actions in public, preferring to let others do them. YLWH need psychosocial support to mitigate the harmful effects of these labels and strengthen their coping skills, whereas community, institutional, and national efforts are needed for stigma reduction

Blame · Democracy · Family medicine · Objectification · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Psychosocial support · Qualitative research · Silence · Sociology · Gender Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology