Document 2007
 DOCN  M94A2007
 TI    Psychological and social state for persons infected with HIV.
 DT    9412
 AU    Sow PS; Faye MA; Ndiaye BP; Coll Seck AM
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):401 (abstract no. PD0212). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370568
 AB    OBJECTIVES: Identify psychological, social and economic problems for
       persons infected with HIV in 2 services of Dakar University Hospital.
       METHODS: It concerned a prospective investigation based on a
       quantitative questionnaire related to all informed seropositive subjects
       for more than 2 weeks. RESULTS: 60 (sixty) infected persons with HIV
       agreed to participate to the investigation. For them the determination
       of serological status has been done in 91.7% of cases during the disease
       and most of them declared not to agree having the test (91.7%). In 51.7%
       of cases, patients thought about a divine willingness. In 25% patients
       did not appreciate how they were informed. According to the behaviour,
       46.7% of patients had no intercourses since they knew they were
       seropositive whereas 20% among them did not change their sexual
       behaviour. For some patients, infedility, non tolerance of relatives,
       condamnation by the society, reject were the main fears. Concerning the
       future, 68.3% of patients had projects particulary related to their
       work, whereas 24% of them wished to get married and have children.
       CONCLUSION: This investigation shows difficulties met by infected
       persons with HIV during the disease. Different strategies must be used
       to facilitate a positive gestion of HIV infection.
 DE    Human  HIV Infections/*PSYCHOLOGY  HIV Seropositivity/*PSYCHOLOGY
       Patient Compliance  Questionnaires  Sex Behavior  *Socioeconomic Factors
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