HIV/AIDS treatment in two Ghanaian hospitals
Experiences of patients, nurses and doctors
Jonathan Mensah Dapaah
Leiden: African Studies Centre, African studies
collection 38, 2011.
This book is based on fifteen months of anthropological research in two
Ghanaian hospitals, including in-depth conversations with people living with
HIV/AIDS, nurses and doctors. It shows that the persistent stigma around
HIV/AIDS has a profound negative impact on people with HIV/AIDS and on their
use of counselling, testing and treatment services. Many prefer absolute
secrecy or even death to the shame and social exclusion that may follow if
their condition is revealed. However, the study also demonstrates that the
provision of high quality services can lead to an increased uptake of
services. The monograph describes the complexities involved in the care and
treatment of HIV/AIDS. The author advocates that treating clients well
during interactions in the centres and clinics is crucial for the increasing
use of these services by both clients and other people. It can be the first
step to reducing the perceived stigma associated with the use of services in
the hospital setting that has discouraged many people from accessing VCT and
ART.
Jonathan Mensah Dapaah studied sociology and political science at the
University of Ghana. Since 2002, he has been working with local and
international non-governmental organizations in the area of sexual and
reproductive health, malaria and infant feeding.
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978-90-5448-110-2
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