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Global HIV practices

Abstract

Using a normalization discourse, the study findings illuminate how, in the course of HIV testing and counseling, counselors struggle to deal with the competing repertoires between the biomedical constructs of HIV in testing guidelines and the socially constructed response to HIV among clients in the Kenyan context.

Description

44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.

Author Details

Eunice Wambui Ndirangu, PhD, MSc, BScN, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya; Catrin M. Evans, PhD, MA, BSc; Kristian Pollock, PhD, MA (Hons), PGCHE -- School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

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Research Approach

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Keywords:

HIV Testing, Kenya, Normalization

Conference Name

44th Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2017

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Normalization discourse in the practice of provider-initiated counseling and testing for HIV in Kenya

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Using a normalization discourse, the study findings illuminate how, in the course of HIV testing and counseling, counselors struggle to deal with the competing repertoires between the biomedical constructs of HIV in testing guidelines and the socially constructed response to HIV among clients in the Kenyan context.