AIDS Support Groups and Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Central Thailand

2013 ◽  
pp. 377-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pranee Liamputtong ◽  
Niphattra Haritavorn ◽  
Niyada Kiatying-Angsulee
Keyword(s):  
Support Groups ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Central Thailand ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals Coping strategies available for women living with HIV/AIDS experiencing intimate partner violence in the Singida region, Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 2658
Author(s):  
Agnes L. Kosia ◽  
Gasto Frumence ◽  
Tumaini Nyamhanga ◽  
Ave Maria Semakafu ◽  
Deodatus Kakoko
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background: Intimate partner violence is a major public health problem in Tanzania, yet little is known about the coping strategies among women living with HIV/AIDS who experiencing IPV. The objective of the study was to explore the coping strategies employed by women living with HIV/AIDS experiencing IPV who attended care and treatment services in the Singida region.Methods: A qualitative phenomenology study design was performed in which data were collected through in-depth interviews with 35 women living with HIV/AIDS who also experienced IPV. Content analysis was used to analyse the data.Results: We found that women living with HIV/AIDS experienced IPV used family members, such as their mothers, sisters, and brothers as a coping mechanism to express their pains. Spiritual leaders counselled them spiritually and psychologically and they were advised on how to live with their violent partners. Other coping mechanisms included reporting to the police and the legal system, and the use of support groups. Through support groups, they obtained relief from depression, loneliness, isolation, stigma and discrimination.Conclusions: This study concludes that coping mechanisms helped women living with HIV/AIDS to reduce the stress associated with HIV/AIDS and intimate partner violence. The government of Tanzania should strengthen policies related to IPV and HIV/AIDS among all women in Tanzania. Moreover, local government authorities should build safe homes for all survivors of intimate partner violence throughout the country.

scholarly journals Increased chance of metabolic syndrome in women living with HIV/AIDS and lipodystrophic syndrome

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago Cândido Alves ◽  
Camila De Moraes ◽  
André Pereira dos Santos ◽  
Ana Cláudia Rossini Venturini ◽  
Rodrigo De Carvalho Santana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Sindrome Metabolica ◽  
Terapia Antirretroviral ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Total P ◽  
Lipodystrophic Syndrome ◽  
Hiv Aids

Modelo do estudo: Estudo de prevalência de corte transversal. Objetivo: comparar a sintomatologia critério para Síndrome Metabólica em homens e mulheres que vivem com HIV/aids, pacientes com Síndrome Lipoditrófica em terapia antirretroviral. Método: participaram do estudo 41 pacientes HIV positivos de ambos os sexos (18 a 69 anos), de um programa de orientação de exercício físico como terapia alternativa. Foi determinada a composição corporal total e regional por DXA, estatura, peso, circunferência de abdome, e determinação de parâmetros metabólicos (perfil lipídico e glicêmico) e imunológicos (detecção de carga viral e contagem de células T CD4+). Foram utilizados os critérios da IDF para o diagnóstico de SM. Resultados: As mulheres apresentaram maior gordura relativa (p = 0,001), obesidade central (p = 0,005), colesterol total (p = 0,043), LDL colesterol (p = 0,034) e contagem de CD4+ (p = 0,034) quando comparadas aos homens. Os valores médios para ambos os sexos apresentaram níveis elevados de triglicerídeos (> 211,4 mg.dL-1) e baixos de HDL (< 39,5 mg.dL- 1). A prevalência de Síndrome Metabólica nas mulheres foi duas vezes maior do que nos homens (p = 0,021), com significantes diferenças também na obesidade abdominal central (p = 0,005). Conclusões: A razão de prevalência (RP = 0,465) do sexo associado à Síndrome Metabólica indicou que as mulheres têm maior risco relativo e, portanto requerem ações alternativas na redução das chances de desenvolvimento desta síndrome

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