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A Model of Quality of Life of Women Living With HIV
- Source :
- Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services. 11:210-232
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2012.
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Abstract
- Data collected from 224 women living with HIV were analyzed to study quality of life. Quality of life was operationalized as mental health and physical functioning. A structural equation model was tested. The final model demonstrates good fit to data (χ2 = 17.63, p = .48). Mental health was directly and positively associated with being born outside of Canada, social support, and physical functioning but negatively associated with the proportion of people aware of serostatus and experienced discrimination. Physical functioning was directly and positively associated with being born outside of Canada and social support; however, it was negatively associated with time since diagnosis. The proportion of people aware of serostatus was negatively associated with being born outside of Canada and being a mother. Social work interventions aimed at improving quality of life in women living with HIV should target contexts of serostatus disclosure to minimize HIV discrimination and to improve social support sources wi...
Details
- ISSN :
- 1538151X and 15381501
- Volume :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........8c31dc0e0095c11e45be81cc54f85ead