Challenges faced by people living with HIV/AIDS in Cape Town, South Africa: issues for group risk reduction interventions
SOURCE: AIDS Research and Treatment
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2010
TITLE AUTHOR(S): A.Cloete, A.Strebel, L.Simbayi, B.Van Wyk, N.Henda, A.Nqeketo
KEYWORDS: CAPE TOWN, HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, RISK, RISK BEHAVIOUR, SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 6485
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4129
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4129
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2010
TITLE AUTHOR(S): A.Cloete, A.Strebel, L.Simbayi, B.Van Wyk, N.Henda, A.Nqeketo
KEYWORDS: CAPE TOWN, HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, RISK, RISK BEHAVIOUR, SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 6485
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4129
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4129
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Abstract
This paper presents the findings of an exploratory study to investigate the challenges faced by people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in communities in Cape Town, South Africa. The primary goal of the study was to gather data to inform the adaptation of a group risk reduction intervention to the South African context. Qualitative methods were used to examine the experiences of PLWHA. Eight focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted with 83 HIV-positive participants and 14 key informants (KIs) involved in work with PLWHA were interviewed. Findings revealed that AIDS-related stigma was still pervasive in local communities. This was associated with the difficulty of disclosure of their status for fear of rejection. Also notable was the role of risky behaviours such as lack of condom use and that PLWHA considered their HIV/AIDS status as secondary to daily life stressors like poverty, unemployment, and gender-based violence. These findings have implications for the adaptation or development of behavioural risk reduction interventions for PLWHA.-
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