       Document 0303
 DOCN  M9590303
 TI    Positive women and their doctors: accounts of women living with
       HIV/AIDS.
 DT    9509
 AU    Crawford J; Kippax S; Lawless S; National Centre for HIV Social
       Research, Macquarie University,; NSW.
 SO    Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1994 Nov 3-6;6:202 (unnumbered
       abstract). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM6/95291796
 AB    OBJECTIVES: To explore HIV related issues specific to women as revealed
       in their accounts of interactions with medical practitioners.
       METHODOLOGY: In-depth interviews with HIV positive women. RESULTS: This
       paper represents work in progress from the Women Living with HIV and
       AIDS project. Data so far examined are based on interviews with sixteen
       positive women. The sample is diverse in terms of age, sexuality,
       transmission category, socioeconomic background and family
       circumstances. Despite this diversity, patterns emerge regarding women's
       experiences of interactions with the medical profession. These patterns
       indicate that satisfying experiences were more likely with female rather
       than male doctors; with GP's rather than specialists; and in relation to
       HIV-related rather than non HIV-related conditions. Problems included
       difficulty in communication, discrimination, and lack of control. Women
       recognised that both they and their doctors were adversely affected by
       lack of research on women. Issues surrounding sexuality and reproduction
       emerged as being specially problematic, and the ways in which these are
       dealt with have implications for HIV prevention.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PSYCHOLOGY  Female  Gender Identity
       Human  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Male  Patient Satisfaction
       *Physician-Patient Relations  *Sick Role  MEETING ABSTRACT

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