Psychological well-being of housewives living with HIV/AIDS: stigma and forgiveness

IF 0.3 Q4 INFECTIOUS DISEASES HIV & AIDS Review Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI:10.5114/hivar.2020.93158
Z. Zulkarnain, J. Tuapattinaja, Rahma Yurliani, R. Iskandar
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Introduction: Housewives living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) encounter both social and psychological issues that are mainly associated with stigmatization as a result of their medical condition. Stigmatization is even stronger among housewives living with HIV as compared with husbands living with the same virus. The reason of this unequal stigmatization can originate from social expectations of feminine behavior as well as the common association between sexually transmitted infections and extramarital sex or drug abuse. This study aimed to investigate the influence of stigma and forgiveness toward psychological well-being among housewives living with HIV/AIDS. Material and methods: This was a cross-sectional study, with purposive sampling used to select participants based on characteristics and the objective of the study. The study was community-based and involved one hundred and twelve housewives living with HIV/AIDS. Information about HIV infection by a husband were obtained from self-reports. All participants signed an informed consent. Data collection was carried out for two months and information were collected with the use of questionnaires. The derived data were analyzed using stepwise regression. Results: Stigma and forgiveness influenced psychological well-being of housewives living with HIV/ AIDS. Instrumental stigma and symbolic stigma were both negatively correlated with psychological well-being, respectively (β = –0.705, β = –0.769; p < 0.01). Moreover, interpersonal forgiveness positively related to psychological well-being (β = 0.356, p < 0.01). Conclusions: Forgiveness helped housewives to live more in the present moment and to reconcile with the past. Forgiveness could influence personal outcome and have a positive impact on a relationship. The act of forgiveness was significantly influential on the standard of health and well-being. Limitation of the study was that all variables were measured by self-report, which may have some bias. Hence, further research is required to measure all variables by an in-depth interview, exploring attitudes toward stigma and forgiveness. HIV AIDS Rev 2020; 19, 1: 24-29 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hivar.2020.93158
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导言:感染人体免疫机能丧失病毒(艾滋病毒)/获得性免疫机能丧失综合症(艾滋病)的家庭主妇遇到社会和心理问题,这些问题主要与她们的医疗状况造成的污名化有关。与感染同样病毒的丈夫相比,感染艾滋病毒的家庭主妇受到的耻辱感更强。造成这种不平等的污名化的原因可能源于社会对女性行为的期望,以及性传播感染与婚外性行为或滥用药物之间的共同联系。本研究旨在探讨耻辱感与宽恕对家庭主妇HIV/AIDS患者心理健康的影响。材料和方法:这是一项横断面研究,有目的的抽样用于根据特征和研究目的选择参与者。这项研究以社区为基础,涉及112名感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的家庭主妇。丈夫感染艾滋病毒的信息来自自我报告。所有参与者都签署了知情同意书。数据收集进行了两个月,并使用问卷收集信息。所得数据采用逐步回归分析。结果:耻辱感和宽恕对家庭主妇感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的心理健康有影响。工具性耻感和象征性耻感与心理健康分别呈负相关(β = -0.705, β = -0.769;P < 0.01)。人际宽恕与心理健康正相关(β = 0.356, p < 0.01)。结论:宽恕有助于家庭主妇更多地活在当下,并与过去和解。宽恕可以影响个人结果,并对一段关系产生积极影响。宽恕的行为对健康和幸福的标准有重大影响。本研究的局限性在于所有变量均采用自我报告的方式测量,可能存在一定的偏倚。因此,进一步的研究需要通过深入访谈来衡量所有变量,探索对耻辱和宽恕的态度。艾滋病Rev 2020;DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hivar.2020.93158
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HIV & AIDS Review
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