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The experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS in Gaborone, Botswana: stigma, its consequences and coping mechanisms

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 56 , issue 6, pages: 309–313

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2014.975484

Author(s): Vincent SetlhareDepartment of Family Medicine, Botswana, Anne WrightDepartment of Family Medicine, South Africa, Ian CouperDepartment of Family Medicine, South Africa,

Keywords: Botswana context, community-based coping strategies, external stigmatisation, internal stigmatisation, poverty alleviation, stigmatisation,

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Background: This study was carried out in Bontleng, Extension 14 and Old Naledi, which are low-income residential areas of Gaborone, Botswana. The aim of the study was to explore the experiences of people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). The study was an attempt to discover the experience of the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and how they coped living with the infection.

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