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Stigma Consciousness, Coping Strategies And Cd4 Counts Of Persons With Hiv/aids
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favourable coping profiles (e.g. more active and less avoidant coping). Based on the above conceptualization, conscientiousness is considered to be similar with coping strategies (information and problem copings) as also conceptualized in this study.
Summary
People attach stigma to living with HIV/AIDS. Following that, people living with HIV/AIDS develop stigma consciousness – a psychological internal state that disposes those living with HIV/AIDS to believe or feel that others will negatively stereotype them because of their HIV/AIDS seropositive status. This situation can cause breakdown in immune system of PLWHA indicated in their CD4 counts. Thus, application of appropriate coping strategies such as social support, information, and problem copings will help to alleviate the psychological problem that may have been caused by stigma consciousness and in turn enhance improvement in immunocompetence. And, intervention measure using cognitive therapy can be useful in management of HIV/AIDS. Based on the foregoing reviews, the following propositions were made to guide the study and were tested at .05 level of significance. The propositions were stated in alternative directional as follow.
Hypotheses
1. People living with HIV/AIDS that scored low in stigma consciousness scale will tend to have higher immune system than those who scored high in stigma consciousness scale.
2. People living with HIV/AIDS who scored high in social support will tend to have higher immune system than those who scored low in social support measure.
3. People living with HIV/AIDS who seek information will be expected to have higher immune system than those who avoid information.
4. People living with HIV/AIDS who focus on problem will be expected to have higher immune system than those who avoid problem.
5 Interaction effects would be expected among stigma consciousness, social support, information and problem coping in influencing CD4 counts of PLWHA.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACT
The study examined the
influence of stigma consciousness (a belief or feeling that one will be
negatively stereotyped by others) and coping strategies (social support,
information and problem) on the CD4 counts (measure of immune system) of People
Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Anambra state. 430 PLWHA (men=148 &
women=282), age (M=35.73, SD=8.4) years served as participants. Three Anti
Retroviral Therapy (ART) sites were randomly selected from the three senatorial
zones of ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIX A QUESTIONNAIRES INSTRUCTIONS The statements below are intended to collect information on your relationships with other people including your doctor. Please read each statement and decide how you agree with the statement. The information is for research purpose only and shall not be used against you, so be honest in your response. For each statement, show your answer by indicating to the right of the item the number that describes your level of agreement. T ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX C - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIX CReliability test on social support scaleStatistics for Mean Variance Std Dev VariablesScale 45.3611 65.8373 8.1140 15Item Means Mean Minimum Maximum Range Max/Min Variance3.0241 1.7500 4.1111 2.3611 2.3492 .3727Item Variances Mean Minimum Maximum Range Max/Min Variance1.4874 .7071 2.3135 1.6063 3.2716 .1748Reliability Coefficients 15 itemsAlpha = .7084 Standardized item alpha = .6805Reliability****** Method 1 (space saver) will be used for this analysis ******R E L I A B I L I T Y A N ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX B - [ Total Page(s): 1 ] APPENDIX BRELIABILITY TEST ON STIGMA CONSCIOUSNESS QUESTIONNAIRE N ofStatistics for Mean Variance Std Dev VariablesScale 34.1522 46.7541 6.8377 10Item Means Mean Minimum Maximum Range Max/Min Variance3.4152 2.9565 3.6087 .6522 1.2206 .0400Item Variances Mean Minimum Maximum Range Max/Min Variance1.4292 1.0957 1.6870 .5913 1.5397 .0482Reliability Coefficie ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX D - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIX DReliability test on information coping scaleN ofStatistics for Mean Variance Std Dev VariablesScale 18.1750 12.7635 3.5726 5Item Means Mean Minimum Maximum Range Max/Min Variance3.6350 3.2000 3.9750 .7750 1.2422 .0877Item Variances Mean Minimum Maximum Range Max/Min Variance1.2222 .8199 1.6513 .8314 2.0141 .1044Reliability Coefficients 5 itemsAlpha = .6515 Standardized item alpha = .6662Factor Analysis on information coping scale ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX E - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIX EReliability test on problem coping scaleN ofStatistics for Mean Variance Std Dev VariablesScale 30.4688 19.6119 4.4285 8Item Means Mean Minimum Maximum Range Max/Min Variance3.8086 3.2500 4.2813 1.0313 1.3173 .1430Item Variances Mean Minimum Maximum Range Max/Min Variance1.1274 .5313 1.8710 1.3397 3.5218 .1722Reliability Coefficients 8 itemsAlpha = .6173 Standardized item alpha = .6148Factor Analysis on problem coping scale ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ] TABLE OF CONTENTSTITLE PAGE CERTIFICATION PAGE DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ABSTRACT CHAPTER 1Introduction Statement of the probl ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX F - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIX F4-Way Analysis of Variance of stigma consciousness, social support, information & problem copings on CD4 Counts. ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX G - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIX GANALYSIS OF COVARIATE (ANCOVA) RESULT OF STIGMA CONSCIOUSNESS, SOCIAL SUPPORT, INFORMATION COPING, PROBLEM COPING WITH TREATMENT AS COVAVRIATE. ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX H - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIX HRESULTS OF MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE OF COGNITIVE THERAPY ON STIGMA CONSCIOUSNESS, SOCIAL SUPPORT, INFORMATION, & PROBLEM COPINGS. ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]that can infest anybody and decide to seek information on treatment, intervention, and supports whereas others may perceive it as an end to life and become hopeless. According to Carver (1998, as cited in Chukwudozie, 2008) such differences in perception could be among the strongest determinants of how individuals fare in situations of stressful or life-threatening experience, for example living with HIV/AIDS. These may determine how PLWHA fare with regards to their health as measured by ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]information coping, and problem coping at a stretch. Four-way analysis of variance is appropriate statistic for a complex design study that adopts 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 - factorial design. In the second analysis, analysis of covariate (ANCOVA) was used and treatment was entered as a covariate. Hinkle, Wiersma and Jurs (1998) stated two assumptions and their alternative for using ANCOVA as statistical control. The conditions are that relationship between the dependent variable and indepe ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 3 ] x=results of non significant interaction effects not included (see appendix G). The results of analysis of covariate revealed that treatment produce significant main effect on CD4 counts of PLWHA, F(1,413) = 5.79, P =.02. Similarly, stigma consciousness was significant in influencing CD4 counts of PLWHA, F(1,413) = 36.83, P = .001. Also, social support produced significant real effect on CD4 counts of PLWHA, F(1,413) = 28.35, P =.001. Information coping was also significant, ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Furthermore, this study found that there was strong evidence to support that problem coping exerts influence on immunity of people living with HIV/AIDS. Those people living with HIV/AIDS that focus on problem tended towards having more immunity when their CD4 counts were compared with those who avoid problem. The implication is that focusing on problem is beneficial to people living with HIV/AIDS. People living with HIV/AIDS should focus on problem by following plans of actions as provide ... Continue reading---
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACT
The study examined the
influence of stigma consciousness (a belief or feeling that one will be
negatively stereotyped by others) and coping strategies (social support,
information and problem) on the CD4 counts (measure of immune system) of People
Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Anambra state. 430 PLWHA (men=148 &
women=282), age (M=35.73, SD=8.4) years served as participants. Three Anti
Retroviral Therapy (ART) sites were randomly selected from the three senatorial
zones of ... Continue reading---