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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
MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
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