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AIDS in southern Thailand: stories of krengjai and social connections
Author(s) -
Bechtel Gregory A.,
Apakupakul Nualta
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.00910.x
Subject(s) - narrative , parallels , disease , psychology , social psychology , sociology , gender studies , gerontology , medicine , pathology , mechanical engineering , philosophy , linguistics , engineering
AIDS in southern Thailand: stories ofkrengjai and social connections ¶ HIV‐disease in southern Thailand has reached epidemic proportions. The␣declining Thai economy, coupled with social discrimination among people with the disease, has adversely affected individual, family and community krengjai. Among Thai's, krengjai is used to describe social order, avoid personal conflict, and maintain harmony in relationships. Using the framework of story, this narrative study explores the experiences of five individuals with HIV‐disease and their tenuous relationship with krengjai .