FIDO FACTS In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Clato Lual Mabior did not disclose to his partners that he was HIV positive. This occurred between 2004 and 2005. (CBC News, 2014) He was taken to court by nine complainants.…
In Aida Benton’s book HIV Exceptionalism she gives a story two different individuals who have decided to take different positions in regards to their HIV status, and how this can impact their lives. For example, Alfred was very vocal about the fact that he was positive with HIV, and that he was doing the best he could to live in an optimistic manner. He also mentioned that he could not understand why someone would not want to be open about their struggles with HIV. Nafiatsu, on the other hand, does not want to expose her status with HIV. This is despite immense pressure that she has felt in her community to come out with her status, and she is even denied a job at her organization, because she is not open.…
s a 38-year-old black woman, married, mother of one teenager. She was referred by her regular physician, she was evaluated during a normal routine checkup at her local doctors and finding out that she is HIV Positive. She was a short, stocky woman, dressed in khaki pants and a white blouse. Her hair was all over the place. She didn’t have on any makeup or any gloss of such.…
The attendant dismisses her student assistant and asks them why they want to know. They say that they just want some of the information. The attendant says that the reason for Cedric quitting is confidential and that she can not give them any information. They start to head out when the student assistant, Klara, stops them and tells them why Cedric quit. Klara tells them that there were many times that female students were found passed out by Cedric.…
There was no mention of any substance use or medical conditions, but that does not mean they did not exist. Knowing whether or not Nadine had a medical condition or used any type of substances may not have changed our diagnosis, but it definitely would have helped us be more sure of our decision. It is important for us as social workers to be sure of the diagnoses we make, and if we do not have all of the information for a case, it may be unethical for us to preemptively make decisions in these situations. Another thing that would have been important to have more information about is Nadine’s suicidal ideations. Her preoccupation with suicide is especially alarming considering how often she seems to think about it.…
She was sexually free, but it was implied that her open sexual attitude was attributed to being raped as a child, which later affected her sexual encounters with her husband, Marcello. En route to their honeymoon, Guilia tells Marcello about her past rape. Marcello becomes aroused by Guilia’s traumatic memory and proceeds to mimic the actions of her rapist in their…
Aids and Accusation Aids and Accusation, written by Paul Farmer, is a book that truly captures and describes the epidemiology and history of HIV/AIDS in Haiti. Farmer’s immergence into the Haitian community during his research, alongside his educational background as a medical anthropologist and physician, contributed greatly to his approach of providing a deeply holistic understanding of HIV/AIDS in Haiti to the public for the first time (Farmer 2006:253). Through ethnographical, epidemiological and historical data, Farmer shows how the effects of social inequalities, such as racism and poverty, were the main contributors of how the suffering, illness, disease, and violence effects of HIV/AIDS were distributed amongst people in Haiti, and…
Ethical Dilemma- Scenario #1 In the case of Joanne there would be a few ethical dilemmas. The first dilemma would be that I, the social worker, would have a close bond with her and it will be more difficult for me to break the confidentiality rule with her. That would cause for her to be mad at me and most likely leave the program. After leaving the program she would face serious issues, she would have health problems and probability get involve in criminal activities.…
Book Report #2: Punishing Disease, HIV and the Criminalization of Sickness by Trevor Hoppe Introduction: Trevor Hoppe in his novel Punishing Disease, HIV and the Criminalization of Sickness provides a narrative f or how public health has affected those living with HIV throughout HIV’s debut to the public in the 1980s to the present. Hoppe visits the history of how the public health handles disease outbreaks and relates that to how their tactics lead to the stigmatism of HIV and ultimately HIV’s criminalization. Once criminalized, it is dissected how the justice system has managed to criminalize a community of people through illusions of harm and invasion of their private lives. Its criminalization also reveals how race, sexuality, and gender…
Thank you for sharing your personal experience with partner notification and positive HIV status. I am happy to hear that this scenario went to your hospital's ethics committee. I now work at a small community hospital that does not have a ethics committee however I formally worked at a large medical facility that did have one. These committees in health care facilities play pivotal role in intervening when ethical dilemmas arise regarding medical treatment options and end- of-life care (Kawashima, 2016). Despite the outcome of your experience, it is great that the interdisciplinary team at your facility collaborated on this case attempting to convince the patient to reveal her status to her intimate partner.…
As the world divides people into low, middle, and high class, it really defines us on how we live in the world. Low socioeconomic people affects the world today. In reality, low socioeconomic can affect anyone around us. Socioeconomic status (SES) is often measured as a combination of education, income, and occupation. Low SES among African Americans is linked to HIV/AIDS.…
Maricela had a hard life because she was a pregnant 16 year old girl. She didn’t want the baby but her parents did Marcela wanted a miscarriage. Another character, Penny, helped Marcela by getting her to go to the garden everyday, Penny wanted her to go because growing plants is like raising a baby and she hoped that Marcela would understand that and she did. Marcela liked the people and she wanted the baby because the plants made her happy, “I stared at the squash plants. It was a world in there.…
In fact, these differences in upbringing may account for the characters’ unique perception of the disease. There is no specific type of person who contracts AIDS, and not all AIDS victims are reckless and unthinking. While certainly some patients, such as Mimi, may be immature and irresponsible during coping, others, such as Angel or Collins, are victims of circumstance. With wisdom and maturity, they understand and respect the immensity of the disease and make effort to better themselves and educate others. Larson uses this diversity to counter the belief that AIDS is a “gay disease” or only affects a…
'Acquired Immune Deficiency Virus (AIDS) is caused by a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that weakens the immune system , making the body susceptible to and unable to recover from opportunistic diseases that lead to death' (USAID, 2010, pp.173). It is one of the major challenges for Public Health and it is the world's leading infectious killer. According to the WHO, 35 million people are living with HIV worldwide. In middle and low income countries is the majority of infected people. In 2013, 2.1 million new infections occurred in low and middle income countries (WHO, 2013).…
"If you knew I was HIV positive would you still treat me as an equal, would you still be my friend, would you still touch me, would you still love me?” These are some of the thoughts that go through the minds of the millions of people worldwide who are currently living with HIV/AIDS. Despite the mass impact of the disease, many still remain ignorant to its definition, history, and effects, leading to the negative associations of those affected. I’m here to give you a brief enlightenment of HIV/AIDS in an effort to to lessen the misconceptions and stigma of HIV/ AIDS. First, we need to understand the basics.…