Social Support and Quality of Life Among People Living With HIV/Aids (PLWHA) in Ghana

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ID2348221
AutoresCharles M S Birore (0000-0002-1584-1385, Norfolk State University), Charles Ms Birore (Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA, USA), Liyun Wu (0000-0001-9856-256X, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA, USA, autor correspondente), Tina Abrefa-Gyan (Garden City University College and Sunyani Technical University, Kumas, Ghana), Tina Abrefa‐Gyan (Sunyani Technical University), Marilyn W Lewis (Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA, USA)
Ano2022
Volume43
Fascículo8
Páginas2159-2180
Data de publicação2022-08-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Family Issues (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0192513x211030046
OpenAlexW3188353796
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas48

Utilization of antiretroviral therapies (ART) prolongs life and heightens ability to engage in productive activities among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). This study implemented a 6-week long Social Care Intervention (SCI) Program in Ghana and identified protective factors associated with Quality of Life (QoL) among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). We discovered that SCI model in the form of social support associated positively with differences in the QoL among PLWHA. Logistic regression revealed that social support, especially affectionate support, was positively associated with a higher level of QoL. People who were older and healthier tended to have higher levels of QoL compared with their counterparts who were younger and sicker. These findings suggest that building social support system can serve as an empowerment approach to promote quality of life among PLWHA in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where resources are limited

Economic growth · Empowerment · Logistic regression · Psychiatry · Social support · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology · Immunology