defining hiv/aids-related stigma through photovoice: a qualitative approach mariam davtyan, mph...
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Defining HIV/AIDS-related Stigma through PhotoVoice:
A Qualitative Approach
Mariam Davtyan, MPHDoctoral Candidate
University of California IrvineNovember 4th, 2015
Abstract #326004
APHA Session Number: 5054
Procedures
• PhotoVoice training session facilitated by a professional photojournalist
• Asked to reflect on stigma & take photos to capture reflections– Selected 15-20 photographs– Recorded meanings in contextual journal– Assigned captions– Discussed photos during focus group or semi-structured interview
• Questions asked during the FG and interview:– “Could you please describe the photo that you took?”– “How does this photo show your experience with HIV-stigma?”
• Discussion & interviews audio-recorded & transcribed verbatim
Data Analysis
• Transcripts & photographs analyzed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA)
• IPA concerned with lived experience & how participants make sense of them
• Focus on descriptions & interpretations • Extracting meanings of phenomena
from lives, thoughts, and ideas• Allows emergence of nuances and
intricacies in experiences• Iterative & Cyclical
Data Analysis
Read Transcripts
Review Photographs
Write Memos & Summaries
Identify Areas in Need of Clarification
Verify Interpretations
with Participants
Code Text Line by Line
Constant Comparisons
Group Codes into Broad Categories
Condense Categories
Extract Meanings
Devaluation
“Pennies are more valuable than me!”
Photograph by “SA”
Ignorance & Lack of Education
“Falsely thinking she could get HIV!”
Photograph by “RB”
Stigma & Discrimination in Healthcare Settings
“HIV-Stigma & Decay!”
“Doctors should know better!”
Photographs by “SA”
Depression
“Sad Clown: I can make everyone else happy, but I’m not happy!”
Photograph by “AC”
“Contagious!”
Fear of Dating & Intimacy
Photograph by “SD”