HIV/AIDS‐related stigma and information behaviour: an ethnographic study in the UK |
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| Authors: | Robinah Kalemeera Namuleme |
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| Abstract: | This feature explores the information behaviour of people infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS. It investigates specifically the difficult issue of stigma and how this shapes the ways in which people interact with vital information. The study adopted an ethnographic whereby the researcher worked as a part‐time volunteer at an HIV support centre in the North of England for over a year. This is the first time that such an approach has been reported in this feature and is interesting from this perspective alone. The very rich data which was gathered as a result of the approach is also instructive. The study formed part of a PhD thesis, which Robinah Kalemeera Namuleme completed at the University of Sheffield in March 2013. |
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| Keywords: | covert information seeking ethnography information seeking behaviour interviews PhD thesis qualitative research |
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