Pervasiveness of Poverty among People Living with HIV/AIDS in South Eastern Nigeria
| Autor: | Jude O. Ezeokana, Obiajulu Anthony Ugochukwu Nnedum, S. N. Madu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Poverty business.industry Public health Significant difference Igbo 06 humanities and the arts General Medicine Disease Standard of living 0603 philosophy ethics and religion medicine.disease language.human_language 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Development economics medicine language 060301 applied ethics 030212 general & internal medicine business Socioeconomics South eastern |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Human Ecology. 25:147-159 |
| ISSN: | 0970-9274 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09709274.2009.11906149 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to examines the pervasiveness of poverty among people living with HIV/ AIDS (PLWHA) in south eastern Nigeria. A total of 154 Igbo people residing in South Eastern Nigeria made up of 50% people living with HIV/AIDS and 50% medically diagnosed HIV-negative individuals participated in a study that tested three hypotheses. Results indicated that a statistically significant difference was found between PLWHA and those that were not, regarding poor standard of living, with F(1,153)=23.67,p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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