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Hepatitis C, love and intimacy: Beyond the 'anomalous body'

dc.contributor.author Lenton, Emily en_US
dc.contributor.author Fraser, Suzanne en_US
dc.contributor.author Moore, David en_US
dc.contributor.author Treloar, Carla en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2021-11-25T12:24:28Z
dc.date.available 2021-11-25T12:24:28Z
dc.date.issued 2011 en_US
dc.description.abstract Background: Many of the effects of hepatitis C are now well-documented. There are reports of a reduction in sexual contact, social withdrawal and feelings of contamination and contagion following diagnosis. However, on some of the more intimate aspects of living with hepatitis C, such as those relating to sexuality, love and intimacy, research is yet to be undertaken. Method: In this article, we draw on 30 interviews conducted with hepatitis C positive people in Melbourne, Australia. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim, and then coded and organized thematically. This article draws on three case studies to illustrate its findings. Results: Contracting hepatitis C significantly limited access to love and intimacy for some participants, affecting existing relationships and ruling out new ones. The task of managing both health and relationships was undertaken by women much more commonly than by men. Finding love and becoming a desirable partner, sometimes engaged people in new ways with their health. Conclusions: This article concludes with two key observations. First, ideas of love, intimacy, health and purity all rely on each other for meaning. Second, within this constellation of meanings, disease and intimacy figure as paradoxical. Together these observations indicate the need to challenge ideas about disease, sexuality and romance. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0968-7637 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/51722
dc.language English
dc.language.iso EN en_US
dc.rights CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 en_US
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/ en_US
dc.source Legacy MARC en_US
dc.title Hepatitis C, love and intimacy: Beyond the 'anomalous body' en_US
dc.type Journal Article en
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unsw.identifier.doiPublisher http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2010.485939 en_US
unsw.relation.faculty Arts Design & Architecture
unsw.relation.ispartofissue 3 en_US
unsw.relation.ispartofjournal Drugs - Education Prevention and Policy en_US
unsw.relation.ispartofpagefrompageto 228-236 en_US
unsw.relation.ispartofvolume 18 en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Lenton, Emily en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Fraser, Suzanne en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Moore, David en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Treloar, Carla, National Centre in HIV Social Research, UNSW en_US
unsw.relation.school Centre for Social Research in Health *
unsw.subject.fieldofresearchcode 169999 Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified en_US
unsw.subject.fieldofresearchcode 111712 Health Promotion en_US
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