As well. Some participants felt that even if both partners were positive, it was usually only the woman who was blamed by society: If a married couple is HIV-positive, the man is kept aside from blame. It is only the woman that will be blamed. (female, married, nurse). This also reinforces the more negative reaction towards female PLWHA since society believes that the woman must have given it to t
As well. Some participants felt that even if both partners were positive, it was usually only the woman who was blamed by society: If a married couple is HIV-positive, the man is kept aside from blame. It is only the woman that will be blamed. (female, married, nurse). This also reinforces the more negative reaction towards female PLWHA since society believes that the woman must have given it to t
Themselves in at home in order to keep their men, who are the source of livelihood, while risking becoming infected with HIV/ AIDS by their partners. Additionally, keeping their partners is important for women who are taking anti-retroviral therapy (ART) because they need money to buy the drugs. Other HIV-positive women simply cannot afford the ART: I have not started taking antiretroviral treatme
Financial dependency of women makes them powerless and that can affect the way that female PLWHA are treated in the hospital by HCPs. This participant, who is an HCP, highlighted the importance of financial considerations when treating female HIV patients: One of our reasons for asking the female HIV patients to inform their sexual partner is that in this environment husbands take lots of decision
Arker sCD14, a reliable marker of microbial translocation in HIV infection [37], was also correlated positively with plasma levels of sCD40L when evaluated in all HIV-infected patients (Fig. 2d). We evaluated which inflammatory soluble factors were most associated with sCD40L levels among HIV-infected patients. Results presented in Table 2 showed that sCD40L was correlated positively with multiple
E difference is that they feel women are flirts. (female, single, company worker). It is better to tell government, especially for female people living with HIV/AIDS, because if you do not take care she can spread it to other male people. Some of them know they will die one day so they start flirting about; therefore government should restrict their movement. (male, married, company worker). This
S in Nigeria [16]. The inheritance laws that favour men place women in economically disadvantaged positions, which make women more vulnerable to infection with HIV/ AIDS and its problems. Research carried out among HIVpositive women in Abia state, Nigeria showed that 86.7 of the women in the study were denied rights to family resources [20]. It is also generally accepted that sons provide continu
S in Nigeria [16]. The inheritance laws that favour men place women in economically disadvantaged positions, which make women more vulnerable to infection with HIV/ AIDS and its problems. Research carried out among HIVpositive women in Abia state, Nigeria showed that 86.7 of the women in the study were denied rights to family resources [20]. It is also generally accepted that sons provide continu