scholarly journals Prevalence of and Barriers to Dual-Contraceptive Methods Use among Married Men and Women Living with HIV in India

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venkatesan Chakrapani ◽  
Trace Kershaw ◽  
Murali Shunmugam ◽  
Peter A. Newman ◽  
Deborah H. Cornman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Contraceptive Method ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Contraceptive Methods ◽  
Hiv Diagnosis ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Persons Living With Hiv ◽  
Prevention Method ◽  
Living With Hiv

Objective. To describe the prevalence and correlates of dual-contraceptive methods use (condomsandaneffectivepregnancy prevention method) and barriers to their use among married persons living with HIV (PLHIV) in India.Methods. We conducted a quantitative survey (93 men, 97 women), 25 in-depth interviews, seven focus groups, and five key informant interviews.Results. Prevalence of dual- contraceptive method use increased from 5% before HIV diagnosis to 23% after diagnosis (P < 0.001). Condoms were the most common contraceptive method, with prevalence increasing from 13% before diagnosis to 92% after diagnosis (P < 0.001). Barriers to using noncondom contraceptives were lack of discussion about noncondom contraceptives by health care providers, lack of acceptability of noncondom contraceptives among PLHIV, and lack of involvement of husbands in family planning counseling.Conclusion. There is a need for interventions, including training of health care providers, to increase dual-contraceptive methods use among married PLHIV.

scholarly journals Attitudes of Health Care Providers to Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Lagos State, Nigeria

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia Bolanle Adebajo ◽  
Abisola O. Bamgbala ◽  
Muriel A. Oyediran
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Persons Living With Hiv ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals Substance Use Among Older People Living With HIV: Challenges for Health Care Providers

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherry Deren ◽  
Tara Cortes ◽  
Victoria Vaughan Dickson ◽  
Vincent Guilamo-Ramos ◽  
Benjamin H. Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Older People ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Living With Hiv

scholarly journals Health care providers and HIV

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne C. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Hiv Stigma ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Related Stigma ◽  
Convergent And Divergent Validity ◽  
Living With Hiv

The current investigation seeks to examine the attitudes and beliefs of health care providers in Canada about people living with HIV. The line of research consists of three studies. Study 1 was a qualitative study conducted with a critical lens. The critical lens was used in a series of four focus groups when qualitatively soliciting opinions about the range of attitudes, behaviours and cognitions health care providers may have towards people living with HIV. Study 2 used the information gathered from Study 1 to develop a scale to assess HIV stigma in health care providers. Items were created from examples and themes found in the qualitative study, and were tested via exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, test-retest reliability analysis, and assessed for convergent and divergent validity. Study 3 examined the newly developed scale’s relationship to proposed overlapping stigmas and attitudes, and tested the adapted intersectional model of HIV-related stigma with health care trainees using the newly developed HIV stigma scale as an outcome measure. The line of research found that HIV stigma continues to be a significant problem in the health care system. The scale developed in Study 2 demonstrates that HIV stigma can be conceptualized and assessed as a tripartite model of discrimination, stereotyping and prejudice, and that this conceptualization of HIV stigma supports an intersectional model of overlapping stigmas with homophobia, racism, stigma against injection drug use and stigma against sex work.

scholarly journals Guidelines for Diagnosing and Managing Disseminated Histoplasmosis among People Living with HIV

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Guideline Development ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
World Health ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Advisory Boards ◽  
Disseminated Histoplasmosis ◽  
Persons Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv

Histoplasmosis is a disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. This disease is highly endemic in some regions of North America, Central America, and South America and is also reported in certain countries of Asia and Africa. It often affects people with impaired immunity, including people living with HIV, among whom the most frequent clinical presentation is disseminated histoplasmosis. The symptoms of disseminated histoplasmosis are non-specific and may be indistinguishable from those of other infectious diseases, especially disseminated tuberculosis (TB), thus complicating diagnosis and treatment. Histoplasmosis is one of the most frequent opportunistic infections caused by fungal pathogens among people living with HIV in the Americas and may be responsible for 5–15% of AIDS-related deaths every year in this Region. These guidelines aim to provide recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of disseminated histoplasmosis in persons living with HIV. Although the burden of disease is concentrated in the Americas, the recommendations presented within these guidelines are applicable globally. These guidelines were produced in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) handbook for guideline development. The Guideline Development Group elaborated the final recommendations based on a systematic review of scientific literature and critical evaluation of the evidence available using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. These guidelines are intended for health-care providers, HIV program managers, policy-makers, national treatment advisory boards, researchers, and other professionals involved in caring for people who either have or may be at risk of developing disseminated histoplasmosis.

scholarly journals Attitude of health care providers in Abia State, Nigeria, to people living with HIV and AIDS

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Adisa ◽  
Ugochukwu Onyeonoro ◽  
Aniele Agu ◽  
Ndukauba Eleweke ◽  
Umezurike Chisara
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Living With Hiv

scholarly journals Perceptions of vaginal microbicides as an HIV prevention method among health care providers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gita Ramjee ◽  
Neetha S Morar ◽  
James Mtimkulu ◽  
Joanne E Mantell ◽  
Varanna Gharbaharan
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Vaginal Microbicides ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Prevention Method

scholarly journals Stigmatizing attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) among primary health care providers in Kinta District, Perak

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-38
Author(s):  
Yuen Ching Chan ◽  
Maliza Mawardi ◽  
Adibah Hanim Ismail@Daud
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Providers ◽  
Stigmatizing Attitudes ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background: Stigmatizing attitudes expressed by health care providers prevent some members of at-risk populations from accessing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening and care. This attitude contributes to the continuity of the infection dissemination within our community, which gives an impact on the healthcare service and the curtailment of the global HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) pandemic. Objective: This study was conducted to identify stigmatizing attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and their determinants among primary health care providers in Kinta District, Perak. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 36 primary care clinics in Kinta District, Perak. Using stratified random sampling, 365 primary health care providers were recruited into the study. A validated self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain sociodemographic data as well as information on the healthcare experiences of healthcare providers, their knowledge of HIV/AIDS, and attitudes toward PLWHA. Determinants were identified using multiple linear regression. Results: More than half of the respondents (54.1%) had never provided care to HIV/AIDS patients. A minority (29.9%) had received training on HIV/AIDS. This study shows that doctors (Coef.= -9.50, 95% CI: -18.93, -0.07, p= 0.048), respondents with HIV-positive relatives, (Coef.= -5.61, 95% CI: -10.57, -0.65, p= 0.027), those who had provided care to HIV/AIDS patients (Coef.= -2.38, 95% CI: -4.31, -0.45, p= 0.016), and those with a higher knowledge score on HIV/AIDS (Coef.= -0.86, 95% CI: -1.59, -0.13, p= 0.021) were less likely to show stigmatizing attitudes toward PLWHA. Conclusion: The issue of stigmatizing attitudes toward PLWHA among primary health care providers needs to be addressed. This study finds that knowledge, profession, experiences with caring for PLWHA, gender, and having HIV-positive relatives are significant predictors of stigmatizing attitudes toward PLWHA among primary health care providers in Kinta District, Perak. Interventional programs to improve knowledge and awareness, as well as decrease stigma toward PLWHA, should be implemented among all health care providers, especially those who have no opportunity to provide direct care.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document