Factors associated with HIV-infected women's delay in seeking medical care
| Autor: | Karolynn Siegel, Eileen Gorey, Victoria H. Raveis |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Health (social science) Social Psychology Substance-Related Disorders media_common.quotation_subject Decision Making Emotions MEDLINE Psychological intervention Denial Psychological HIV Infections Denial Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) medicine Humans Narrative Life Style media_common Stereotyping business.industry Puerto Rico Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease Help-seeking Black or African American Family medicine Immunology Female New York City Thematic analysis Serostatus business Attitude to Health |
| Zdroj: | AIDS Care. 10:549-562 |
| ISSN: | 1360-0451 0954-0121 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09540129848415 |
| Popis: | Data from an investigation of HIV-infected African-American, Puerto Rican and non-Hispanic white women's treatment behaviour and decision-making are presented. Findings are based on a thematic analysis of the narrative accounts of 31 women who exhibited significant delay in seeing a physician about their HIV infection after testing positive for HIV antibodies. Analysis of the women's qualitative interview data indicated that a variety of barriers impeded them from actively pursuing treatment. The women's psychological responses to learning their serostatus were the most pervasive factors associated with delaying seeking care. Implications of the analysis for informing the design of secondary prevention efforts to move women into treatment earlier are discussed, such as the need to develop interventions or supportive services designed to assist women in coming to terms with their infected status. |
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