You're the First One I'Ve Told

by Whetten-Goldstein, Kathryn; Nguyen, Trang Quyen

• ISBN13: 9780813531144
• ISBN10: 0813531144
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr

Author Biography

Kathryn Whetten-Goldstein is an assistant professor of public policy and community and family medicine in the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, the Center for Health Policy, Law and Management, and Duke University Medical Center.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Part I Background
Setting the Stage	3	(11)
HIV, the South, and Benefits	14	(17)
Part II Life before Diagnosis
Voices of the Past	31	(40)
Interpretation of the Pre-HIV Histories	71	(24)
Part III Life Following the HIV Diagnosis
Enter HIV	95	(14)
Support Systems: Partners, Family, Community, Religion, and Support Groups	109	(22)
The Importance of Children	131	(20)
The Future	151	(14)
Part IV Trusting the System and HIV Providers
Trust: Confidentiality and Conspiracy	165	(16)
Providers, Benefits, and Medications	181	(20)
Part V Theory and Policy
Theoretical Framework and Policy Recommendations	201	(34)
Appendix A Data Collection Methods	235	(8)
Appendix B Case Study Interview Protocol	243	(4)
Appendix C List of Traumatic Events, Read by Interviewer to Respondent	247	(2)
References	249	(28)
Index	277