Perceived Value of Microenterprise for Low-Income Women Living with HIV in Alabama

Previous literature suggests that AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) play an important support role in the lives of impoverished women living with HIV. Less is known about the dynamics of institutional support for middle-class women living with HIV/AIDS, who are assumed to possess a broader base of resources to address their diagnosis. Using qualitative data collected from a racially and economically diverse group of HIV-positive women in Chicago, this article compares how low-income and middle-class women utilize ASOs and reveals how the women’s divergent approaches to availing themselves of institutional resources have important implications for their social and economic coping. For example, associating with ASOs can be status-improving for impoverished women and status-diminishing for middle-class women. As a result, middle-class women report a less robust network of social service providers and people living with HIV/AIDS on whom they rely for HIV-related information and social support, making them vulnerable to HIV-specific social isolation. In sum, the ways that HIV-positive women deploy institutional ties to negotiate their HIV/AIDS status differs markedly depending on socioeconomic status, suggesting that the role of class in gathering social support may be more complex than previously understood.

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Barriers to self-care in a cohort of low-income White women living with HIV/AIDS

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care ◽

10.1016/s1055-3290(98)80002-2 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 22-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Mary Hobbs Leenerts

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

White Women ◽

Self Care ◽

Women Living With Hiv ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Hiv Aids

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Dual Burden: The Experience of Depression Among Women Living With HIV in Ethiopia- a Qualitative Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-36205/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Abdilahi Yousuf ◽

Ramli Musa ◽

Muhammad Lokman Md. ◽

Siti Roshaidai Mohd Arifin

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Stressful Life Events ◽

Low Income Countries ◽

Personal Attributes ◽

Community Acceptance ◽

Women Living With Hiv ◽

Women's Experience ◽

Generic Qualitative ◽

Set Up ◽

Living With Hiv

Abstract Depression and HIV are common comorbid and their symptoms are inter-related. Depression remains disproportionately more prevalent among women who live in low-income countries and HIV circumstances, it is vastly ignored or not identified. Therefore, little is understood about the suffering of depression by women living with HIV (WLHIV). The purpose of this study is to explore the experience of depression among women living with HIV. A generic qualitative design was used. This research was part of a wider mixed-method study. The an-in-depth interview was carried out among women who follow-up Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and who were eligible after depression screening. An interview guide was used for the data collection and the data was analyzed with the application of N-Vivo (version 11.0). Hence, a total of twenty-one women completed in this phase of the study. Seven themes and thirteen categories emerged. These included; stressful life events, the participation of social activities, concern over community acceptance, negative self-perception, feeling hopelessness, and coping with psychological disturbances. However, this finding has revealed, in the course of the multifaceted nature of HIV and depression comorbidity, women’s experience was not constant instead it remained dynamic which determined the different psychosocial and clinical dimensions of the illnesses. This study has elaborated that HIV positive women’s experience with depression was merely related to their psychosocial aspects, internalized personal attributes, disease traits regarding their life with comorbid diseases; HIV, and depression. Therefore, future initiatives should concentrate on incorporating mental health services in to clinical HIV set-up.

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Dual burden: the experience of depression among women living with HIV in Ethiopia- a qualitative study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-42196/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Abdilahi Yousuf ◽

Ramli Musa ◽

Muhammad Lokman Md. ◽

Siti Roshaidai Mohd Arifin

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Low Income ◽

Stressful Life Events ◽

Low Income Countries ◽

Community Acceptance ◽

Emotional Suffering ◽

Women Living With Hiv ◽

Study Results ◽

Women's Experience ◽

Living With Hiv

Abstract Background Depression and HIV are common comorbid and their symptoms are inter-related. Depression remains disproportionately more prevalent among women who live in low-income countries and HIV circumstances, it is vastly ignored or not identified. Thus, little is known about the experience of depression by women living with HIV. The purpose of this study is to explore the experience of depression among women living with HIV. Method: A qualitative study was carried out and this research is a part of the larger mixed-method study. A face-to-face interview was conducted among women who attend Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and who were eligible after depression screening. An interview guide was used for the data collection and the data was analyzed with the application of N-Vivo (version 11.0). Hence, a total of twenty-one women were recruited in this study. Results Women described their experience as stressful life events, lack of participation of social activities, concern over community acceptance, negative self-perception, feelings of hopelessness, including dealing with emotional suffering. However, this finding has revealed, in the course of the multifaceted nature of HIV and depression comorbidity, women’s experience was not constant instead it remained dynamic determined by the different psychosocial and clinical dimensions of the illnesses. Conclusion This study has elaborated that HIV positive women’s experience with depression was merely related to their psychosocial aspects, internalized personal attributes, disease traits regarding their life with comorbid diseases; HIV, and depression. Hence, future interventions should focus on the integration of mental health services in the HIV clinical setup.

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Oxytocin, Social Support, and Sleep Quality in Low-Income Minority Women Living With HIV

Behavioral Sleep Medicine ◽

10.1080/15402002.2013.791297 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 207-221 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Erin M. Fekete ◽

Julia Seay ◽

Michael H. Antoni ◽

Armando J. Mendez ◽

Mary Ann Fletcher ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Low Income ◽

Minority Women ◽

Women Living With Hiv ◽

Living With Hiv

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The Effect of Community-Based Nutritional Interventions on Children of Women Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Rural India: A 2 × 2 Factorial Intervention Trial

Clinical Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/cid/ciz1009 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 71 (6) ◽

pp. 1539-1546 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sanghyuk S Shin ◽

Veena A Satyanarayana ◽

Maria L Ekstrand ◽

Catherine L Carpenter ◽

Qiao Wang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

T Cells ◽

Nutrition Education ◽

Low Income ◽

Cd4 T Cells ◽

Hiv Care ◽

Rural India ◽

Community Based ◽

Women Living With Hiv ◽

Immunodeficiency Virus ◽

Living With Hiv

Abstract Background Malnutrition is a common clinical concern among children in low-income communities affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We examined the effect of a community-based nutritional intervention on anthropometric and clinical outcomes of children of women living with HIV in rural India. Methods We assigned women living with HIV and their child (oldest 3–8 years) to 1 of 4 programs: (1) community-based HIV care program, (2) program 1 + nutrition education, (3) program 1 + food supplement, and (4) all elements of programs 1–3. Study data were collected at baseline and months 6, 12, and 18. We applied mixed-effects modeling with restricted maximum likelihood estimation to examine changes in weight (all children) and CD4+ T-cell counts (children with HIV only). Results Overall, 600 mother–child pairs were enrolled (150/group) with 100% retention at follow-up visits. Approximately 20% of children were living with HIV. Children in program 4 had higher weight gain than those in programs 1, 2, and 3 at all time points (adjusted P < .001). We found a higher increase in CD4+ T cells across all time points among participants in programs 3 and 4 compared with program 1 (adjusted P < .001). Factorial analysis suggested a synergistic effect of combining nutrition education and food supplements for weight gain but not for increase in CD4+ T cells. Conclusions A combination of nutrition education and food supplements provided to women living with HIV significantly increased weight and CD4+ T cells, and such interventions can be integrated into HIV-care programs in low-income settings.

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Quality Of Life Of Women Living With HIV/AIDS

International Archives of Medicine ◽

10.3823/2390 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Author(s):

Rossana De Araújo Barboza ◽

Thais Monara Bezerra Ramos ◽

Danielly Cristiny De Veras ◽

Renata Braga do Rego ◽

Cleidiana Souza da Silva ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Low Income ◽

Interdisciplinary Teams ◽

Women Living With Hiv ◽

Sociodemographic Data ◽

Heterosexual Sex ◽

The Individual ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Hiv Aids

Objectives: to evaluate the quality of lifeof women withHIV/AIDSin the Stateof Paraíba anddefine them asthe socio-demographicprofile. Method: This was a descriptive, exploratory and quantitative study, conducted at the Hospital Clementino Fraga, had a population of 33 women with HIV / AIDS, using the form of interviews HATQoL, clinical and sociodemographic, data collection took place in July 2014 after approval of the CEP UFPB. Results and Discussion: There was concern domains with commitment of confidentiality, financial worry and sexual activity with a possible association with clinical and sociodemographic data obtained, most women: they are aged between 36-42 years acquired HIV through heterosexual sex, unmarried , have children (between 1-2), have low education (less than 9 years of schooling) and low income (up to two minimum wages). Conclusion: Therefore, it is necessary that the care of these women is conducted by interdisciplinary teams that promote integrated care, gazing beyond the individual needs, aspects related to their quality of life. In this perspective, the nurse plays a fundamental role in promoting quality of life. Keywords: Quality of life. Women. HIV. AIDS. Nursing.

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