Social Support Network among People Living with HIVAIDS in Iran
Joint Authors
Salimi, Yahya
Dejman, Masoumeh
Forouzan, Ameneh Setareh
Sajjadi, Homeira
Jorjoran Shushtari, Zahra
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-04-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study considers social network interactions as a potential source of support for individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Iran.
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 224 people with HIV/AIDS who refer to behavioral counseling centers.
Participants were randomly selected among all people with HIV/AIDS from these centers.
Relatives were more reported as sources of support than nonrelatives.
They were closer to participants, but there was difference between the closest type among relative and nonrelative supporters (P=0.01).
Mean of functional support with considering the attainable range 0–384 was low (126.74 (SD=76.97)).
Social support of participants has been found to be associated with CD4 cell count (P=0.000), sex (P=0.049), and network size (P=0.000) after adjusted for other variables in the final model.
Totally, in this study, many of participants had the static social support network that contained large proportions of family and relatives.
The findings contribute to the evidence for promotion of knowledge about social support network and social support of people living with HIV/AIDS.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Forouzan, Ameneh Setareh& Jorjoran Shushtari, Zahra& Sajjadi, Homeira& Salimi, Yahya& Dejman, Masoumeh. 2013. Social Support Network among People Living with HIVAIDS in Iran. AIDS Research and Treatment،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492801
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Forouzan, Ameneh Setareh…[et al.]. Social Support Network among People Living with HIVAIDS in Iran. AIDS Research and Treatment No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492801
American Medical Association (AMA)
Forouzan, Ameneh Setareh& Jorjoran Shushtari, Zahra& Sajjadi, Homeira& Salimi, Yahya& Dejman, Masoumeh. Social Support Network among People Living with HIVAIDS in Iran. AIDS Research and Treatment. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492801
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-492801