Experiences of Batswana women diagnosed with both HIV/AIDS and cervical cancer
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Kev words Batswana women; cervical cancer; HI V/ AIDS; chronic emotional pain Abstract: Curationis 32 (4): 29-39 The central phenomenon o f interest to the authors was the experiences o f Batswana women who have been diagnosed with both HIV/AIDS and cervical cancer. They wanted to know how these women and their families coped with the burden o f the two ‘fatal’ diseases. This interest was brought about by the current surge in cervical cancer cases in the country, and the relationship between the two diseases. There is scant literature on the experiences o f women with the dual diagnosis o f HIV/AIDS and cervical cancer.
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