Disclosure experience in a convenience sample of quebec-born women living with HIV: a phenomenological study
Journal Title: BMC Women's Health - Year 2012, Vol 12, Issue
Abstract
In Canada, there has been a considerable increase in the number of women infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Within a stigmatized social context, disclosure of HIV positivity is still a prevailing concern among women. Little is known about the global understanding of how French-speaking, Quebec-born women living with HIV, live their serostatus disclosure experience. The aim of this qualitative study is to describe and understand the disclosure experience of these women.
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Geneviève Rouleau, José Côté, Chantal Cara
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