1. Labor Pains: Work-Related Barriers to Access to Health Care for People Living with HIV in Hyderabad, India.
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Azhar, Sameena, Dean, Casey, Lerner, Riya, Gandham, Sabitha, Oruganti, Ganesh, and Yeldandi, Vijay
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HIV infection epidemiology ,HEALTH services accessibility ,GENDER-nonconforming people ,SOCIAL determinants of health ,RESEARCH funding ,SOCIOECONOMIC status ,INTERVIEWING ,STATISTICAL sampling ,HIV infections ,JUDGMENT sampling ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,DECISION making ,PSYCHOLOGY of HIV-positive persons ,THEMATIC analysis ,CISGENDER people ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,RESEARCH methodology ,QUALITY of life ,TRANS women ,WOMEN'S health ,HEALTH equity ,COMPARATIVE studies ,SOCIAL classes ,MANAGEMENT - Abstract
To explore themes regarding work-related barriers to access to health care, we conducted 32 interviews, 16 with third gender people and 16 with cisgender women, all of whom were all living with HIV in Hyderabad, India. Most respondents were members of Dalit castes and had been living with HIV for several years at the time of the interview. Using thematic content analysis, interviews were coded by two researchers using a social determinants of health conceptual framework. Themes highlighted in this study include the burden of taking time off from work, the loss of pay associated with missing work, and the interruption of gendered care work responsibilities that respondents faced when seeking treatment. Findings from this study support the claim that equitable work policies and practices for marginalized laborers can increase access to medical care for people living with HIV. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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