SOC309Y1 Chapter : If I didn't have HIV, I'd Be Dead Now
Document Summary
If i didn t have hiv, i d be dead now: illness narratives of drug users living with hiv/aids. Study: illuminate experiences of lower income, urban, hiv positive drug users. Asked about risk behaviours, impact of hiv on lives, religious beliefs, life plans, relationships and work related issues before and since diagnosis. (conducted in hartford, connecticut) November 4, 2011 y increasing shift to the treatment/care rather than primary prevention for people living. Shows the importance of developing a better understanding of illness experience in population. y hiv/aids unique the progress from health to illness is not linear. Many homeless very difficult to deal with side effects of medication (e. g. diarrhoea: may live with roommates, family, partners. Risk rejection when status known: dope sick (suffering from withdrawal) may not take necessary precautions to prevent secondary transmission, many have inadequate/non-existent health care/insurance. fear of disclosing drug use due to stigma.
