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Document 2764
DOCN M94A2764
TI The role of self-help groups and peer support networks for women with
HIV/AIDS.
DT 9412
AU Greet B
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):23 (abstract no. 065D). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369811
AB Women with HIV/AIDS are faced with greater social problems than men with
the same disease. Women with HIV/AIDS face isolation from society
generally and also from other women with HIV. The issues that confront
us are not addressed as we do not speak with a common voice and the
services available have been constructed to meet the needs of the
perceived male population of infected people. The establishment of
Positive Women Vic in 1988 provided some answers to these problems.
Closed meetings allowed the women to meet in a secure environment and
the interactions that occurred have led to an increased awareness of the
need of women with HIV/AIDS amongst health care providers and the larger
community. Without this increased awareness change could not occur. We
have achieved media recognition representation on Government boards and
committees concerning both policy and treatment issues. By remaining
independent we have forged a clear identity for infected women for the
first time. I propose to outline the steps that we took to achieve these
goals and the need for the cooperation of health care providers to
enable it to develop.
DE Female Health Policy Health Services Needs and Demand Human HIV
Infections/*PSYCHOLOGY *Peer Group *Self-Help Groups Social Isolation
*Social Support Victoria Women/*PSYCHOLOGY MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).