Life with HIV in a suburban community: an exploration of experiences pertaining to health and social care service access
Year: 2017
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Literature examines HIV within urban or rural contexts; the suburban gradient is not\nsufficiently described, despite how an overwhelming proportion of Canadians live in this\nform of community. This inquiry investigated how people living with HIV (PLWH) in a\nsuburban, Ontario, Canada community access health and social care services. Using\nhermeneutic phenomenology associated with Martin Heidegger, in-depth interviews with\nPLWH were conducted to understand their experience of accessing care. Thirteen co-participants were interviewed and six metathemes were identified in their experiences:\nfear of disclosure and stigmatization; personal and unintentional biases about HIV;\nisolation; transportation, cost, and time: barriers to access; flawed delivery of health care\nservices; and inefficient, antiquated social care service delivery. These findings have\nimplications for community-based, interprofessional health and social care services; how\nhealth and social care services are delivered; health care professional training and\nsensitivity to the diverse needs of PLWH; and ageing with HIV.
Author: Derek R. Manis
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2624447553