Other Titles
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.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Lead Author Affiliation
Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
HIV Testing, Kenya, Normalization
Recommended Citation
Ndirangu, Eunice Wambui; Evans, Catrin M.; and Pollock, Kristian, "Normalization discourse in the practice of provider-initiated counseling and testing for HIV in Kenya" (2017). Convention. 380.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2017/presentations_2017/380
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.
Description
44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.