Physical and mental health of rural southern Indian women living with AIDS
| Autor: | Yihang Liu, Mary Marfisee, Adeline Nyamathi, Catherine L. Carpenter, Benissa E. Salem, P. Suresh, Kalyan K. Ganguly, Padma Ramakrishnan, Anisa Heravian, Sanjeev Sinha |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Program evaluation Adult Rural Population Cross-sectional study Immunology Population Developing country India HIV Infections Dermatology Article Health Services Accessibility Medication Adherence Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Surveys and Questionnaires Health care Medicine Humans education education.field_of_study business.industry medicine.disease Mental health Infectious Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors Female Rural area business |
| Zdroj: | Nyamathi, A; Heravian, A; Salem, B; Suresh, P; Sinha, S; Ganguly, K; et al.(2013). Physical and mental health of rural southern Indian women living with AIDS.. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 12(6), 391-396. doi: 10.1177/1545109712442241. UC Irvine: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/58c8t1mg |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1545109712442241. |
| Popis: | The purpose of this descriptive study is to highlight the physical and mental health symptoms of 68 rural women living with AIDS (WLA) in India, their compliance to antiretroviral therapy (ART) medication, and barriers to accessing health care within the past 6 months. Physical and mental health status was obtained by self-report, administered by questionnaire and physician-determined clinical assessment, as well as selected objective parameters. Findings revealed that while rural WLA had been on antiretroviral therapy for just under 2 years, they self-reported a high prevalence of physical symptoms, and more than half reported high levels of depressive symptoms and major barriers to accessing health care. CD4 levels, body weight, and basal metabolic rate were also low. While the rural and urban WLA faced similar health care challenges, the demographic characteristics of the rural women may make them more vulnerable, as they are less adherent to ART and slimmer than their urban counterparts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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