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JANAC-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NURSES IN AIDS CARE
Volume 24, Issue 6, Pages 539-553Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2013.05.001
Keywords
empowerment; Photovoice; racial/ethnic minorities; women living with HIV
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- National Institutes of Health [R25 DA028567, R25 HD045810, R25 MH067127]
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Poor and racial/ethnic minority women comprise the majority of women living with HIV (WLH) in the United States. Race, gender, class, and HIV-based stigmas and inequities limit women's powers over their health and compromise their quality of life. To help WLH counter this powerlessness, we implemented a Photovoice project, called Picturing New Possibilities (PNP), and explored how women experienced empowerment through Photovoice. PNP participants (n = 30) photographed their life experiences, attended 3 group discussions and a community exhibit of their photos, and completed a follow-up interview. We used strategies of Grounded Theory to identify key empowerment themes. Participants described empowerment through enhanced self-esteem, self-confidence, critical thinking skills, and control. Our findings suggest that Photovoice is an important tool for WLH. It offers women a way to access internal strengths and use these resources to improve their quality of life and health. Copyright (C) 2013 Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
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