Coping Strategy of Women with HIV-AIDS: Influence of Care-Giving, Family Social Attitude, and Effective Communication

Regina Udobong; Ndifreke Udonwa; Okon Charles; Promise Adat; Rose Udonwa

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Coping Strategy of Women with HIV-AIDS: Influence of Care-Giving, Family Social Attitude, and Effective Communication

Regina Udobong, Ndifreke Udonwa, Okon Charles, Promise Adat, Rose Udonwa

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Received: 15 October 2014 Accepted: 22 January 2015 Published: 2 February 2015

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Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between family support and coping strategy of women living with HIV/AIDS in the outpatients and the Heart to Heart Units of University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar. A 24-item questionnaire was administered to female health care providers. Also Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and In-depth Interview / Key Informant Interview was held among 160 randomly selected respondents. The generated data were analysed using the SPSS package. The analyses revealed that significant relationship exists between care giving, favourable social attitude, and effective communication (exposure to information) and coping strategy of women living with HIV/AIDS. The authors recommend that the family should show itself as the most fundamental institution for the successful management of HIV/AIDS; and conclude that the family should develop favourable social attitude, provide proper and good care and sufficiently expose women living with HIV/AIDS to appropriate information.

Published in	Science Journal of Public Health (Volume 3, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.sjph.20150301.29
Page(s)	107-113
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Coping Strategy, Care-Giving, Family Support, Communication

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Regina Udobong, Ndifreke Udonwa, Okon Charles, Promise Adat, Rose Udonwa. Coping Strategy of Women with HIV-AIDS: Influence of Care-Giving, Family Social Attitude, and Effective Communication. Sci J Public Health. 2015;3(1):107-113. doi: 10.11648/j.sjph.20150301.29

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Regina Udobong

Department of Nursing Services, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria
Ndifreke Udonwa

Department of Family Medicine, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
Okon Charles

Department of Sociology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
Promise Adat

Department of Family Medicine, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
Rose Udonwa

Department of Vocational Education, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

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Regina Udobong, Ndifreke Udonwa, Okon Charles, Promise Adat, Rose Udonwa. Coping Strategy of Women with HIV-AIDS: Influence of Care-Giving, Family Social Attitude, and Effective Communication. Sci J Public Health. 2015;3(1):107-113. doi: 10.11648/j.sjph.20150301.29

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