Essays about: "HIV-positive in Sweden"

Found 4 essays containing the words HIV-positive in Sweden.

  1. 1. The social experience of living with HIV as a gay man in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Kristofer Fagerström; [2018]
    Keywords : HIV; AIDS; gay men; stigma; social exclusion; disclosure decisions; obligation to inform; structural change; dating apps; Sweden;

    Abstract : The experience of living as HIV positive constitutes a mixture of social phenomenon which affects individuals in various ways diverging between countries and regions of the world. The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate how gay men in Sweden’s larger urban cities experience living with the disease, focusing on social exclusion, disclosure decisions and social relations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hur är det att leva med HIV i Sverige idag?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Caroline Nilsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Keywords: HIV; HIV-positive in Sweden; stigma; qualitative content analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to depict the situation of people with a HIV-diagnosis in Sweden today. In my study, based on 6 biographies from HIV-positive people, 3 of these from men who has sexual contacts with other men and 3 from heterosexual women, I used qualitative content analysis to read the stories and find important themes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Nurses' Daily work at Dordrecht Provincially Adided Hospital - a field study

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Lotta Fritzon; [2009]
    Keywords : Ethography; Nurses; Southafrica;

    Abstract : Bakgrund: Sydafrika har ca 50 miljoner invånare, världens högsta antal HIV-positiva och har en BNP per capita på 6170 USD. Sjuksköterskorna blir legitimerade efter 4 års utbildning och där finns ungefär 2 sjuksköterskor per 1000 invånare, jämfört med Sveriges 10/1000. READ MORE

  5. 4. South African and Swedish registered nurses' experience of caring for HIV-positive patients

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för hälsa

    Author : Nathalie Nilsson Norman; Mari Soleyman; [2009]
    Keywords : comparison; hermeneutic; phenomenology; interview; study; lived; experience;

    Abstract : It could be said that the most stigmatising disease of the 21st century is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (“HIV”). Unfortunately, the infection is occasionally associated with feelings of shame and fear among both patients and healthcare professionals. READ MORE