"If They Give Their Mind to HIV, They Don't Last as Long": An Explanatory Model of HIV Infection in a Limited-Resource Setting Informs Person-Centered Care

• Main Authors: Samantha Stonbraker (Author), Gabriella Sanabria (Author), Silvia Cunto-Amesty (Author), Carmela Alcántara (Author), Ana F. Abraído-Lanza (Author), Tawandra Rowell-Cunsolo (Author), Mina Halpern (Author), Suzanne Bakken (Author), Rebecca Schnall (Author), Maureen George (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Explanatory models describe individuals' perceptions of their illness experiences, which can guide culturally relevant care. We constructed an explanatory model of the experience of living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the Dominican Republic. Following qualitative descriptive metho...