Experiences of emotional abuse among women living with HIV and AIDS in Malawi

Chilemba, Winnie; Van Wyk, Neltjie C.; Leech, Ronell

dc.contributor.author	Chilemba, Winnie
dc.contributor.author	Van Wyk, Neltjie C.
dc.contributor.author	Leech, Ronell
dc.date.accessioned	2015-03-12T12:36:12Z
dc.date.available	2015-03-12T12:36:12Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.description.abstract	Our aim for this study was to describe emotional abuse as it is experienced by women living with HIV and AIDS in Malawi. The study was conducted in the Lilongwe district in Malawi and used a descriptive phenomenological approach. Twelve women from two public health care clinics under the Lilongwe District Health Office were interviewed. Violating experiences that scarred the personhood and inherent value of being human were found to be the essence of their emotional abuse. Their husbands, family, and community members were responsible for the humiliation, abandonment, and blaming that caused them to feel hopeless.	en_ZA
dc.description.embargo	2016-01-31	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	hb2015	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/uhcw20	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Winnie Chilemba, Neltjie van Wyk & Ronell Leech (2014) Experiences of Emotional Abuse Among Women Living With HIV and AIDS in Malawi, Health Care for Women International, 35:7-9, 743-757, DOI:10.1080/07399332.2014.926901	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	0739-9332 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	1096-4665 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.1080/07399332.2014.926901
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43958
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Routledge	en_ZA
dc.rights	© Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. This is an electronic version of an article published in Health Care for Women International, vol. 35, no. 7-9, pp. 743-757, 2014. doi : 10.1080/07399332.2014.926901. Health Care for Women International is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/uhcw20	en_ZA
dc.subject	Emotional abuse	en_ZA
dc.subject	Malawi	en_ZA
dc.subject	Women	en_ZA
dc.subject	Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)	en_ZA
dc.subject	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)	en_ZA
dc.subject	HIV/AIDS	en_ZA
dc.title	Experiences of emotional abuse among women living with HIV and AIDS in Malawi	en_ZA
dc.type	Postprint Article	en_ZA