Hiv Endurance - Womens Journeys From Diagnosis to Aging

This book combines qualitative research findings from interviews with seventeen women who are living with HIV with the author's own lived experiences to offer the reader an intimate portrait of women living and aging with HIV today.

List of contents

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Table

Note to Reader

Preface: My HIV Journey

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Section I: HIV Disclosure

Chapter 1: Other Women's HIV Journeys

Chapter 2: Disclosure Research

Chapter 3: Disclosure Guidance from Lived Experiences

Chapter 4: The Phenomenology of HIV Disclosure

Personal Connection: My Lived Experience with HIV Disclosure

Four Key Takeaways: HIV Disclosure

Section II: HIV Stigma

Chapter 5: Experiences of Stigma

Chapter 6: HIV Stigma Research

Chapter 7: Challenging HIV Stigma

Personal Connection: Challenging HIV Stigma with Education

Four Key Takeaways: HIV Stigma

Section III: HIV and Identity

Chapter 8: HIV's Effect on Identity

Chapter 9: Incorporating HIV into One's Identity

Chapter 10: My HIV Testimony

Personal Connection: My Spiritual Toolkit

Four Key Takeaways: HIV and Identity

Section IV: HIV and Aging

Chapter 11: Experiences of Aging with HIV

Chapter 12: Aging with HIV Research

About the author

Charlene F. D'Amore is teacher in public education and an HIV advocate.

Summary

This book combines qualitative research findings from interviews with seventeen women who are living with HIV with the author’s own lived experiences to offer the reader an intimate portrait of women living and aging with HIV today.

Product details

• Authors: Charlene F. D'Amore, Charlene D''amore, Charlene F. D''amore
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2023
• EAN: 9781666918618
• ISBN: 978-1-66691-861-8
• No. of pages: 162
• Series: Health and Aging in the Margins
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Health, illness & addiction: social aspects, Age groups: the elderly, Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Gender studies: women & girls