The authors extensively interviewed 30 African American women to determine how they moved forward from their HIV diagnosis and learned to live with the disease. They found that various non-profits assisted in the shift of their belief of HIV as a death sentence.
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Watkins-Hayes C, Pittman-Gay L, Beaman J. "Dying from" to "living with"" framing institutions and the coping processes of African American women living with HIV/AIDS. Soc Sci Med. 2012 Jun;74(12):2028-36.
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Citation:
Watkins-Hayes C, Pittman-Gay L, Beaman J. "Dying from" to "living with"" framing institutions and the coping processes of African American women living with HIV/AIDS. Soc Sci Med. 2012 Jun;74(12):2028-36.
Abstract
Original Article (subscription may be required)