AIDS Related Stigma in Social Relations: A Qualitative Study in Turkey

Autor/inn/en	Kasapoglu, Aytul; Saillard, Elif Kus; Kaya, Nilay; Turan, Feryal
Titel	AIDS Related Stigma in Social Relations: A Qualitative Study in Turkey
Quelle	In: Qualitative Report, 16 (2011) 6, S.1496-1516 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-0147
Schlagwörter	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Socioeconomic Status; Social Behavior; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Patients; Foreign Countries; Fear; Social Bias; Social Attitudes; Communicable Diseases; Social Discrimination; Interpersonal Relationship; Friendship; Family Relationship; Peer Relationship; Sexuality; Employer Employee Relationship; Allied Health Personnel; Interviews; Gender Differences; Grounded Theory; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Patient; Ausland; Furcht; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Contagious disease; Contagious diseases; Communicable disease; Infektionskrankheit; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Freundschaft; Peer-Beziehungen; Sexualität; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Geschlechterkonflikt; Türkei
Abstract	The actual number of HIV/AIDS cases in Turkey is higher than the number of cases reported, and People Living with HIV (PLWHIV) may refrain from acknowledging their sickness or seeking help because of the stigma associated with HIV and fear of discrimination from their close friends, workmates, and even their families. In this paper we aim to explore HIV-positive people's relationships with significant others such as family members, friends, sexual partners, employers and health professionals in order to present the patients' perceptions about stigma and attitudes that lead to pro-social or anti-social behavior towards them. We carried out a qualitative study based on in-depth interviews with 16 PLWHIV in order to understand the conditions of people living with HIV/AIDS in Turkey. Our results revealed that except for family relations, the fear of contagion is the main obstacle for HIV-positive people's relations with others. HIV-positive people are severely afflicted with discrimination due to the overlapping "instrumental" and "symbolic" stigmas that directly affect their relations. The attribute of responsibility is related to gender and socio-economic status of PLWHIV living in Turkey. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10