Experiences of emotional abuse among women living with HIV and AIDS in Malawi
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Chilemba, Winnie
Van Wyk, Neltjie C.
Leech, Ronell
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Routledge
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.
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Emotional abuse, Malawi, Women, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), HIV/AIDS
Sustainable Development Goals
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