Social support and support groups among people with HIV/AIDS in Ghana

被引：4

作者：

Abrefa-Gyan, Tina ^{[1
]}

Wu, Liyun ^{[1
]}

Lewis, Marilyn W. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Norfolk State Univ, Ethelyn R Strong Sch Social Work, 700 Pk Ave, Norfolk, VA 23504 USA

来源：

SOCIAL WORK IN HEALTH CARE | 2016年 / 55卷 / 02期

关键词：

Essential social support; factor analysis; Ghana; HIV/AIDS; length of stay in support groups; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HEALTH; HIV; DISCLOSURE; NETWORKS; STIGMA; WOMEN; STRATEGIES; UGANDA;

D O I：

10.1080/00981389.2015.1084969

中图分类号：

C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];

学科分类号：

1204 ;

摘要：

HIV/AIDS, a chronic burden in Ghana, poses social and health outcome concerns to those infected. Examining the Medical Outcome Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS) instrument among 300 Ghanaians from a cross-sectional design, Principal Component Analysis yielded four factors (positive interaction, trust building, information giving, and essential support), which accounted for 85.73% of the total variance in the MOS-SSS. A logistic regression analysis showed that essential support was the strongest predictor of the length of time an individual stayed in the support group, whereas positive interaction indicated negative association. The study's implications for policy, research, and practice were discussed.

引用

页码：144 / 160

页数：17

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