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Barriers to self-care in women of reproductive age with HIV/AIDS in Iran: a qualitative study

Authors :
Fatemeh Oskouie
Farzaneh Kashefi
Forough Rafii
Mohammad Mehdi Gouya
Source :
The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 28, Iss 231 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Although increasing attention is paid to HIV/AIDS, patients with HIV still experience several barriers to self-care. These barriers have been previously identified in small quantitative studies on women with HIV, but qualitative studies are required to clarify barriers to self-care. METHODS: we conducted our study using the grounded theory methodological approach. A total of 28 women with HIV and their family members, were interviewed. The data were analyzed with the Corbin and Strauss method (1998). RESULTS: the key barriers to self-care in women with HIV/AIDS included social stigma, addiction, psychological problems, medication side-effects and financial problems. CONCLUSION: women with HIV/AIDS face several barriers to self-care. Therefore, when designing self-care models for these women, social and financial barriers should be identified. Mental health treatment should also be incorporated into such models and patients' access to health care services should be facilitated.

Details

Language :
English, French
ISSN :
19378688
Volume :
28
Issue :
231
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
The Pan African Medical Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b277f326d4774171b50473e2b7e17ebc
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2017.28.231.12385