Social support and support groups among people with HIV/AIDS in Ghana.
Soc Work Health Care
; 55(2): 144-60, 2016.
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| ID: mdl-26714101
ABSTRACT
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.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Grupos de Autoajuda
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Apoio Social
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Infecções por HIV
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Soc Work Health Care
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos