Pustaka Ilmiah Universitas Padjadjaran

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The Conceptions Of HIV/AIDS And Living With HIV/AIDS Among Muslims Infected By HIV In Bandung Indonesia

Muslims form the largest section of the population in Indonesia, with their own worldview on health and illness, including HIV/AIDS. Little is known about how HIV-infected Muslims perceived HIV/AIDS in the cultural context of a Muslim community, in particular in Indonesia. This report is part of a large ethnography study aims to explore and describe the phenomenon of Muslim cultural care for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) in the Bandung Community, Indonesia. Twelve informants (PLWH) participated in this study. Data were gathered over eight months by participant observatiaon, interviews, and focus group discussions. The Leininger’s ethnonursing phases of qualitative data analysis were used as the guideline in analyzing the data simultaneously with the data collection. Findings show the HIV illness as a deadly and dirty illness in the predominant conception about HIV/AIDS followed by HIV as a horrifying. Living with HIV/AIDS was perceived as being tested for faith and patience, time for doing self-evaluation and repentance, and shadowed by feelings of embarrassment. The findings suggest that nurses who work in the field of HIV/AIDS should be aware about the perceptions and meanings regarding health and illness, from the Muslim patients’ perspective. Thus, it is essential to accommodate those cultural beliefs and values in designing culturally appropriate models of care for PLWH.