The aim of our study was to determine experiences faced by individuals living with HIV over ten years in rural Eastern Uganda villages, their coping mechanisms and factors influencing their wellbeing. A focus group interview (n=9) was conducted in the Mbale district. Overall, three key themes emerged from the interview: 1) stigma, 2) support network and 3) (dis)empowerment. The discovery of having contracted HIV, that initially had a negative impact on the lives of the participants, seemed to have been a driving force on the empowering changes during the years. This qualitative study identified that with the relevant support and gaining financial independence, individuals, especially women, who experienced the shock, despair and disempowerment of being told that they were HIV positive were not only able to survive and carry-on living but were able to find a different freedom, independence and role within their families and close community.
{"title":"An Exploration of Perceptions on Quality of Life, Stigma and Resilience Experienced by Long-Time HIV Survivors in Rural Eastern Uganda","authors":"T. Filipponi, Hanna Oommen","doi":"10.31838/hiv21.02.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31838/hiv21.02.01","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of our study was to determine experiences faced by individuals living with HIV over ten years in rural Eastern Uganda villages, their coping mechanisms and factors influencing their wellbeing. A focus group interview (n=9) was conducted in the Mbale district. Overall, three key themes emerged from the interview: 1) stigma, 2) support network and 3) (dis)empowerment. The discovery of having contracted HIV, that initially had a negative impact on the lives of the participants, seemed to have been a driving force on the empowering changes during the years. This qualitative study identified that with the relevant support and gaining financial independence, individuals, especially women, who experienced the shock, despair and disempowerment of being told that they were HIV positive were not only able to survive and carry-on living but were able to find a different freedom, independence and role within their families and close community.","PeriodicalId":35457,"journal":{"name":"HIV Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44114132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wiwin Mintarsih Purnamasar, H. Kurnia, A. Puspita, Wawan Rismawan
HIV and AIDS is a disease that continues to develop and has become a global problem that is sweepingthe world. HIV is a virus that attacks the white blood cells in the body (lymphocytes) which causes adecrease in human immunity, while AIDS is a symptom of a disease that arises due to decreasedimmunity. In these cases, it is often found that someone who has sex with the same sex or what iscommonly known as LSL / MSM (Lelaki Seks Lelaki / Male Sex With Men) is a risk group that is susceptibleto HIV-AIDS. The percentage of HIV positive AIDS cases in Indonesia in 2018 in men was 63.8%. In 2018out of 99 cases, 55 people who tested positive for HIV / AIDS were LSL in Tasikmalaya City. This studyaims to obtain information about HIV and AIDS prevention behavior in LSL related to the length of timethey were LSL, perceptions of positive and negative behavior of being LSL, access to information,personal freedom, and measures to prevent HIV and AIDS transmission. This research design isdescriptive with a qualitative approach. The informants were selected using the snowball samplingtechnique with 3 informants from the LSL Community in the city of Tasikmalaya and 1 informant fromthe AIDS Prevention Commission. The results showed that the informants 'attitudes and behavior controlinfluenced the informants' intention to take HIV and AIDS prevention, such as using condoms andregularly participating in counseling and VCT tests.
艾滋病毒和艾滋病是一种持续发展的疾病，已成为一个席卷全球的全球性问题。艾滋病毒是一种攻击体内白细胞（淋巴细胞）的病毒，会导致人体免疫力下降，而艾滋病是一种因免疫力下降而出现的疾病症状。在这些情况下，人们经常发现，与同性发生性行为或通常被称为LSL/MSM（Lelaki Seks Lelaki/男性与男性发生性行为）的人是易感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的风险群体。2018年，印度尼西亚男性艾滋病病毒阳性病例的比例为63.8%。2018年，在塔西克马来亚市的99例艾滋病病毒/艾滋病检测呈阳性的人中，有55人是LSL。本研究旨在获得有关LSL中HIV和艾滋病预防行为的信息，这些信息与他们在LSL的时间长度、对LSL的积极和消极行为的看法、获得信息的途径、个人自由以及预防HIV和艾滋病传播的措施有关。本研究设计采用定性方法进行描述。采用滚雪球抽样技术，从Tasikmalaya市LSL社区的3名线人和艾滋病预防委员会的1名线人中选择了线人。结果表明，被调查者的态度和行为控制影响了被调查者采取艾滋病预防措施的意愿，如使用避孕套、定期参加咨询和VCT测试。
{"title":"Prevention Of Hiv / Aids in The Behavior of Male Sex (Lsl)","authors":"Wiwin Mintarsih Purnamasar, H. Kurnia, A. Puspita, Wawan Rismawan","doi":"10.31838/hiv21.01.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31838/hiv21.01.05","url":null,"abstract":"HIV and AIDS is a disease that continues to develop and has become a global problem that is sweepingthe world. HIV is a virus that attacks the white blood cells in the body (lymphocytes) which causes adecrease in human immunity, while AIDS is a symptom of a disease that arises due to decreasedimmunity. In these cases, it is often found that someone who has sex with the same sex or what iscommonly known as LSL / MSM (Lelaki Seks Lelaki / Male Sex With Men) is a risk group that is susceptibleto HIV-AIDS. The percentage of HIV positive AIDS cases in Indonesia in 2018 in men was 63.8%. In 2018out of 99 cases, 55 people who tested positive for HIV / AIDS were LSL in Tasikmalaya City. This studyaims to obtain information about HIV and AIDS prevention behavior in LSL related to the length of timethey were LSL, perceptions of positive and negative behavior of being LSL, access to information,personal freedom, and measures to prevent HIV and AIDS transmission. This research design isdescriptive with a qualitative approach. The informants were selected using the snowball samplingtechnique with 3 informants from the LSL Community in the city of Tasikmalaya and 1 informant fromthe AIDS Prevention Commission. The results showed that the informants 'attitudes and behavior controlinfluenced the informants' intention to take HIV and AIDS prevention, such as using condoms andregularly participating in counseling and VCT tests.","PeriodicalId":35457,"journal":{"name":"HIV Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42672265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Al-Rashidi, Wathiq Naeem, Zaid Alsadoon, H. Alshaikhli, Rusul A Alsaray, M. Kadhim
Background: Inadequate dedication has been given to patient safety education of health careprofessionals, resulting in limited understanding of the nature of risk in health care.Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the personal knowledge, awareness and attitudestoward patient safety among the health professional students of Kut University College.Material and Methods: This was a cross-sectional analysis using a validated WHO (World HealthOrganization) questionnaire and the results were analyzed using IBM SPSS software.Results: Our data showed that the majority of our participants had a medium level of knowledge andawareness about health care errors and patient safety. Nevertheless, our participant’s attitude waspositive regarding reporting the error and learning from their mistakes.Conclusions: Reducing patient maltreatment will require long-term continuous efforts to build a goodeducation that can addresses the local difficulties and improves patient safety towards HIV.
{"title":"Knowledge, awareness and attitude of an Iraqi college undergraduate students towards patient safety Particularly HIV","authors":"R. Al-Rashidi, Wathiq Naeem, Zaid Alsadoon, H. Alshaikhli, Rusul A Alsaray, M. Kadhim","doi":"10.31838/hiv.21.01.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31838/hiv.21.01.04","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Inadequate dedication has been given to patient safety education of health careprofessionals, resulting in limited understanding of the nature of risk in health care.Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the personal knowledge, awareness and attitudestoward patient safety among the health professional students of Kut University College.Material and Methods: This was a cross-sectional analysis using a validated WHO (World HealthOrganization) questionnaire and the results were analyzed using IBM SPSS software.Results: Our data showed that the majority of our participants had a medium level of knowledge andawareness about health care errors and patient safety. Nevertheless, our participant’s attitude waspositive regarding reporting the error and learning from their mistakes.Conclusions: Reducing patient maltreatment will require long-term continuous efforts to build a goodeducation that can addresses the local difficulties and improves patient safety towards HIV.","PeriodicalId":35457,"journal":{"name":"HIV Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45624532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Challenges and Social Experience by People Affected By HIV","authors":"","doi":"10.31838/hiv21.02.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31838/hiv21.02.08","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35457,"journal":{"name":"HIV Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42093373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation Of Immunosuppression in Patients with Tuberculosis and HIV Infection","authors":"","doi":"10.31838/hiv21.01.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31838/hiv21.01.11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35457,"journal":{"name":"HIV Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43897408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ART for HIV in India","authors":"","doi":"10.31838/hiv21.01.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31838/hiv21.01.12","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35457,"journal":{"name":"HIV Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42939833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychosocial Stress and Wellbeing of HIV Infected Person in Society","authors":"","doi":"10.31838/hiv21.02.17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31838/hiv21.02.17","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35457,"journal":{"name":"HIV Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43514669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Health literacy is an individual’s understanding of and ability to make decisions related to health information. High levels of health literacy are beneficial in making informed health-related decisions. Knowledge related to HIV is relevant to society as >36 million individuals are estimated to be living with HIV worldwide. This research study explored HIV knowledge of young adults enrolled at a university in the US. Study participants (N = 105) completed the Brief HIV-Knowledge Questionnaire. While the mean survey score was 77%, participants aged 18–19 years scored an average of 54%. Those who had been tested for HIV scored significantly higher than those who had not been tested. Moreover, 64% reported having an HIV-negative status but only 39% reported having been tested for HIV. The results indicate that HIV education related to transmission, protection, and testing are needed.
{"title":"HIV health literacy and knowledge of young adults studying at a US university","authors":"Oxserio Benites, Regina L Hale","doi":"10.31838/HIV21.02.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31838/HIV21.02.02","url":null,"abstract":"Health literacy is an individual’s understanding of and ability to make decisions related to health information. High levels of health literacy are beneficial in making informed health-related decisions. Knowledge related to HIV is relevant to society as >36 million individuals are estimated to be living with HIV worldwide. This research study explored HIV knowledge of young adults enrolled at a university in the US. Study participants (N = 105) completed the Brief HIV-Knowledge Questionnaire. While the mean survey score was 77%, participants aged 18–19 years scored an average of 54%. Those who had been tested for HIV scored significantly higher than those who had not been tested. Moreover, 64% reported having an HIV-negative status but only 39% reported having been tested for HIV. The results indicate that HIV education related to transmission, protection, and testing are needed.","PeriodicalId":35457,"journal":{"name":"HIV Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48355983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Introduction: integrated management of Human Immunodeficiency virus and Non-communicable diseases is essential to improve clinical outcomes of patients living with HIV. there is poor implementation of integrated management of HIV and NCDs in Primary health care facilities in most of the African countries. The study aimed to conduct the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis of the Vhembe district to determine the implementation of integrated management of HIV and NCDs among NIMART nurses in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Material and Methods: A descriptive quantitative study was employed using a checklist and SWOT framework. We used 25 PHC facilities to collect facility data, NIMART nurses’ data and patients’ data to complete the four checklists. The collected data was analysed using SPSS version 26. the analysed data was further analysed and segregated into the SWOT framework. Results: From the total of 25 PHC facilities we found that 147(100%) were NIMART trained, 109(74.1%) were not trained on Adult primary care guidelines. All 100% of facilities did not have the updated adult primary care guideline 2016/17. In all 25(100%) despite the evidence of implementation of integrated management of HIV and NCDs, patients were not screened for diabetes as per the guidelines. Conclusion: The SWOT analysis allowed the researchers to identify the areas which can be sustained, strengthened and addressed for successful implementation of integration of HIV and NCDs to improve patient clinical outcomes in PHC facilities. The results of the study may be applied to any context and may be used by decision-makers, managers, professionals and other relevant stakeholders to develop more policies or frameworks on the integrated management of HIV and NCDs.
{"title":"Integrated Management of HIV and Ncds in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province: A SWOT Analysis for Primary Health Care Facilities","authors":"N. Murudi-Manganye, L. Makhado, L. Sehularo","doi":"10.31838/hiv21.02.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31838/hiv21.02.04","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: integrated management of Human Immunodeficiency virus and Non-communicable diseases is essential to improve clinical outcomes of patients living with HIV. there is poor implementation of integrated management of HIV and NCDs in Primary health care facilities in most of the African countries. The study aimed to conduct the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis of the Vhembe district to determine the implementation of integrated management of HIV and NCDs among NIMART nurses in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Material and Methods: A descriptive quantitative study was employed using a checklist and SWOT framework. We used 25 PHC facilities to collect facility data, NIMART nurses’ data and patients’ data to complete the four checklists. The collected data was analysed using SPSS version 26. the analysed data was further analysed and segregated into the SWOT framework. Results: From the total of 25 PHC facilities we found that 147(100%) were NIMART trained, 109(74.1%) were not trained on Adult primary care guidelines. All 100% of facilities did not have the updated adult primary care guideline 2016/17. In all 25(100%) despite the evidence of implementation of integrated management of HIV and NCDs, patients were not screened for diabetes as per the guidelines. Conclusion: The SWOT analysis allowed the researchers to identify the areas which can be sustained, strengthened and addressed for successful implementation of integration of HIV and NCDs to improve patient clinical outcomes in PHC facilities. The results of the study may be applied to any context and may be used by decision-makers, managers, professionals and other relevant stakeholders to develop more policies or frameworks on the integrated management of HIV and NCDs.","PeriodicalId":35457,"journal":{"name":"HIV Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45012489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antiretroviral Therapy During Pregnancy in HIV Infected Women","authors":"","doi":"10.31838/hiv21.01.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31838/hiv21.01.10","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35457,"journal":{"name":"HIV Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46511774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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