A cross-cultural comparison of illness narratives of seropositive women in Kenya, Africa, and New Brunswick, Canada

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dc.contributor.advisorMitra, Koumari
dc.contributor.authorMedeiros, Priscilla
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:34:02Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:34:02Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.updated2020-07-22T00:00:00Z
dc.description.abstractThe experiences of women living with HIV/AIDS are similar in both developed and underdeveloped countries. The purpose of this study was to: 1) examine the lived experiences of women with HIV/ AIDS in both Nairobi Province and in New Brunswick through the collection of illness narratives; 2) document and compare physician-patient interaction in the Non-Western and Western clinical settings to better understand the challenges physicians encounter when following the Global Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) protocol and; 3) from (1) and (2) develop a cross-cultural framework of analysis that can aid in providing better care for women living with HIV/AIDS. Data were collected using participant observation and semi-structured interviews. A total of 12 semi-structured interviews were conducted with women living with HIV/AIDS above the age of 20. Semi-structured interviews were also conducted with professional healthcare specialists and professional healthcare workers to understand the gaps in knowledge between healthcare providers and women living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya, Africa, and in New Brunswick, Canada.
dc.description.copyright©Priscilla Medeiros, 2012
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dc.format.extentx, 219 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.oclc(OCoLC)1337414773en
dc.identifier.otherThesis 9067
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/14119
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineAnthropology
dc.subject.lcshHIV-positive women--Kenya--Nairobi.en
dc.subject.lcshHIV-positive women--New Brunswick.en
dc.subject.lcshMedical care--Kenya--Nairobi.en
dc.subject.lcshMedical care--New Brunswick.en
dc.subject.lcshCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.).--Coordinating Office for Global Health.en
dc.titleA cross-cultural comparison of illness narratives of seropositive women in Kenya, Africa, and New Brunswick, Canada
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineAnthropology
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Arts
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.

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