Cultural Factors Affecting the Spread of HIV/AIDS among the Women in Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya

Abstract Background: HIV/AIDS pandemic seriously ravaged the world for the past three decades. It left the world with full of complicated social, economic and political problems. The problem has continued as major health problems for most developing countries, including Ethiopia. Socio-cultural practices which are predominantly determining the life of most of these peoples have structured the spread of HIV/AIDS. The aim of this study was to investigate how socio-cultural factors are affecting patients' adherence at ART clinics in Hawassa and Yirgalem Referral Hospitals. Methods: Qualitative and quantitative designs were used to collect the data. Results: The findings have shown that for fear of stigma and discrimination at family and community levels forced patients' affected adherence at ART clinics. People living with HIV were forced to travel long distance to get rid of social exclusion and isolation that resulting in drug interruptions and drop outs. The findings have also shown that most of the followers of protestant religion make believe that HIV could be cured and boycotted them from taking ART drugs. Moreover, confidentiality of information about HIV positive children living with care givers and newly tested patients found to be resistant to start or continue their drugs. Sense of wellbeing elicited form long term ART drugs effects made patients to imagine complete healing thereby dropping their treatment. Conclusions: The findings made clear that multidimensional socio-cultural factors structure and restructure adherence problems at the ART clinics in the study hospitals. Interventions targeting to change socio-cultural factors play crucial roles to prevent and control new infections, occurrence of drug resistant strains, and social and economic repercussions in the society.

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Socio-Cultural Factors Affecting the Spread of HIV/AIDS among Adolescents in Sierra Leone

The Social Sciences ◽

10.3923/sscience.2011.269.276 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 269-276 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Abdulai Maxim Conjoh ◽

Zongkui Zhou ◽

Junmei Xiong

Keyword(s):

Sierra Leone ◽

Cultural Factors ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Hiv Aids

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Selected socio-cultural factors affecting interpersonal relations as revealed by the Blacky pictures: discrimination between "unsuitable" and "normal" naval recruits.

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e425172004-001 ◽

1953 ◽

Author(s):

Dennie L. Briggs ◽

Blanchard Lyon ◽

Herman B. Molish ◽

Robert R. Deen

Keyword(s):

Interpersonal Relations ◽

Cultural Factors ◽

Factors Affecting

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Selected Socio-Cultural Factors Affecting Interpersonal Relations as Revealed by the Blacky Pictures: I. Discrimination Between "Unsuitable" and "Normal" Recruits

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e526952009-001 ◽

1953 ◽

Author(s):

Dennie L. Briggs ◽

Blanchard Lyon ◽

Herman B. Molish ◽

Robert R. Deen

Keyword(s):

Interpersonal Relations ◽

Cultural Factors ◽

Factors Affecting

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Burial rituals and cultural changes in the polish community – a qualitative study

Polish Psychological Bulletin ◽

10.2478/v10059-012-0032-3 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 43 (4) ◽

pp. 288-309 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Igor Pietkiewicz

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Medical Personnel ◽

Cultural Factors ◽

Cultural Development ◽

Community Members ◽

Cultural Changes ◽

Written Narratives ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Folk Beliefs ◽

Burial Rituals

Abstract The aim of this study was to explore cultural factors affecting burial rituals in Poland. Thirty-four university students collected data from their relatives and created written narratives about deaths in their families or community. Ten additional interviews were conducted with community members, a priest, and medical personnel as part of theoretical sampling and verification of emerging theories. The qualitative material was administered with NVivo and analysed using the Grounded Theory techniques to produce a complex description of folk beliefs, superstitions, as well as symbolic and psychological meaning ascribed to traditional customs. Some of the practices were found susceptible to extinction due to industrialisation, globalisation, and cultural development

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