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Guidelines for the assessment of abuse of women living with Human Immune Deficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Malawi
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/32950 Guidelines for the assessment of abuse of women living with Human Immune Deficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Malawi Van Wyk, Neltjie C. Leech, Ronell wchilemba@yahoo.com Chilemba, Winnie HIV and AIDS Abuse Women Lived experiences Phenomenology Bracketing Essence Malawi UCTD Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2013. Abuse negatively affects women living with HIV and AIDS. It can be a hindrance to living positively with the disease. Little is known about the essence of living with HIV, AIDS and abuse among women. The purpose of this study was to develop and refine guidelines for assessment of abuse in women living with HIV and AIDS. The objectives were to explore and describe the experiences of the women in Lilongwe, Malawi and to develop and refine guidelines for assessment of abuse in the women. In phase 1 of the study, descriptive phenomenology as espoused in life world research was used. Data were gathered using unstructured interviews from a purposefully selected sample of 12 women living with HIV and AIDS who had encountered abuse. The data were analysed using qualitative methods. The women’s experiences were characterized by humiliation from partners, families, neighbours and friends; hopelessness and blame. Harm emanated from being beaten, stress suffered from the abuse, interrupted antiretroviral drugs and possible re-infection with HIV due to unprotected sex. Abandonment of the women by their husbands and families was a common occurrence. Phase 2 of the study was the development of guidelines that can be used with women who experience abuse while living with HIV and AIDS. The guidelines were based on discussion of the findings of phase 1 in the context of an extensive literature review on the constituents. Modified Delphi technique was utilized to refine the draft guidelines. Two rounds were used to finalize the guidelines by a panel of ten experts who were purposefully selected based on their involvement in issues of gender-based violence, HIV and AIDS. The study findings though applicable to the context of the study, can be transferable to similar contexts. Recommendations made include validating the assessment guidelines and testing them in practice to evaluate the applicability and feasibility of using the guidelines. gm2013 Nursing Science unrestricted 2014-01-09T11:13:45Z 2014-01-09T11:13:45Z 2013-09-06 2013 Thesis Chilemba, W. 2013, Guidelines for the assessment of abuse of women living with Human Immune Deficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Malawi, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32950> D13/9/972/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32950 Eng © 2013 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | HIV and AIDS Abuse Women Lived experiences Phenomenology Bracketing Essence Malawi UCTD Guidelines for the assessment of abuse of women living with Human Immune Deficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Malawi |
| title | Guidelines for the assessment of abuse of women living with Human Immune Deficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Malawi |
| title_full | Guidelines for the assessment of abuse of women living with Human Immune Deficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Malawi |
| title_fullStr | Guidelines for the assessment of abuse of women living with Human Immune Deficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Malawi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Guidelines for the assessment of abuse of women living with Human Immune Deficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Malawi |
| title_short | Guidelines for the assessment of abuse of women living with Human Immune Deficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Malawi |
| title_sort | guidelines for the assessment of abuse of women living with human immune deficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome in malawi |
| topic | HIV and AIDS Abuse Women Lived experiences Phenomenology Bracketing Essence Malawi UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32950 |