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Sexuality issues in patients attending antiretroviral clinic at Embhuleni hospital in Mpumalanga Province (South Africa)

Includes abstract. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 43-47). / People living with HIV/AIDS experience many losses, one of which may be loss of sexual expression. Sexuality has a broader meaning than mere sexual intercourse; it encompasses intimacy and impacts on psychosocial and spiritual realms. Despite the broader meaning of sexuality and that HIV is mainly a sexually transmitted disease; carers generally avoid real issues of sexuality. This study explored issues of sexuality in people living with AIDS who are given an optimistic outlook to life by the availability of HAART.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/11113
Date January 2008
CreatorsMkhabela, Mandlenkosi Rex
ContributorsDe Vries, Elma
PublisherUniversity of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Public Health and Family Medicine
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeMaster Thesis, Masters, MPhil
Formatapplication/pdf

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