Tactics of Concealment Among People Living with HIV
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2151971 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michal Rassin (Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 101-114 |
| Publication date | 2011-02-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Deviant Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01639621003748852 |
| OpenAlex | W2129784295 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
Persons with HIV face the choice of disclosing or keeping their status a secret from their social milieus. Concealment as a tactic was studied via interviews with 30 HIV-positive Israelis. They were interviewed in depth and the data was processed by means of qualitative content analysis. The explanations presented by the respondents for the concealment are categorized as “justifications.” The data showed that assistance from family members helped to sustain the concealment; they were categorized as “collaborators.” A further category was identified as “acquired skills.” Concealment was found to be the lesser of two problematic alternatives but came at high psychological costs. Additional informationNotes on contributorsMichal Rassin MICHAL RASSIN is a nursing research coordinator in the department of nursing as Asaf Harofe Medical Center in Israel. She received a bachelor degree in Nursing at Hadasa Nursing School in Jerusalem, a master degree in nursing from Tel-Aviv University, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Bar-Ilan University in Israel. Her research interests include breaking bed news, chronic disease, and stigmatizing condition
Bachelor · Face (sociological concept · Family medicine · Family member · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Tel aviv · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |