Buddhism and Coping With HIV in China

Pan, Stephen W.; Tang, Weiming; Cao, Bolin; Ross, Ratchneewan; Tucker, Joseph D.

doi:10.1016/j.jana.2017.05.005

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“…Yelfi et al(2018) said that the same thing, according to him, increasing one's education would make it easier to find work. Other studies in India say housewives are very vulnerable to HIV infection because it is transmitted by their partners In this study predominantly Muslim religion this finding is different from research in other countries, such as in France showing the majority of HIV patients are Catholic (Preau et al, 2008), research in sub-Saharan Africa found the majority of Islamic patients (Velayati et al, 2007), research in China found that the majority of non-religious patients (Pan et al, 2017). This difference, according to Laah and Ayiwulu (2010), depends on the characteristics of religious adherents in the country where the study was conducted.…”

Section: Sputum (N=43)contrasting

confidence: 84%

Microbial Patterns of Hospitalized Hiv Positive Patients Admitted in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya Indonesia

2021

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Background: HIV patients with a weak immune system are very vulnerable to opportunistic infections, can trigger systemic endothelial activation and end up as a condition of sepsis. In Indonesia currently, there is no bacterial epidemiological mapping of the etiology of opportunistic infections in HIV patients. Purpose: To determine the pattern of bacteria that cause opportunistic infections and their antibiotic sensitivity in HIV patients. Method: Prospective observational study design. Data were obtained from medical records of hospitalized patients at RSUD Dr. Soetomo Surabaya from August 2019 - February 2020. Result: Out of 64 patients, 83 specimens were found with the most types of gram-negative bacteria 44.6%, while gram-positive bacteria were 15.7% and a mix of 2.4% and 37.3% negative culture. The highest prevalence of gram-negative bacteria was Klebsiella pneumoniae (35.15), followed by Escherichia coli (10.8%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (8.1%), and Acinetobacter baumanii (8.1%). The highest prevalence of gram-positive bacteria was Streptococcus mitis / oralis (30.7%), followed by Staphylococcus aureus (23.1%) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (15.4%). Among gram-negative bacteria antibiotic, Cefoperazone-sulbactam showed the greatest sensitivity, following by Amikacin, Gentamycin and Piperacillin-tazobactam; while among gram-positive bacteria are Chloramphenicol, Linezolid, and Vancomycin. Almost all isolates showed resistance to Ampicillin. Conclusion: Bacteria pattern that caused opportunistic infection in RSUD Dr. Soetomo is K. pneumonia as most common gram-negative bacteria followed by E. coli, P. aeruginosa and A. baumanii; while the most gram-positive bacteria found are S. mitis/oralis and S. aureus. Among antibiotic used, Ampicillin showed the lowest sensitivity to almost all bacteria isolates.

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Microbial Patterns of Hospitalized Hiv Positive Patients Admitted in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya Indonesia

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“…The literature surrounding religious coping among Buddhists and Hindus is sparse. The little research that has been conducted often involves minority samples from Western nations, a problem previously noted by Abu-Raiya and Pargament (2015), although there has been a notable improvement in the past few years, with studies conducted in Buddhist majority nations such as Sri Lanka ( de Zoysa & Wickrama, 2011) and Singapore (Xu, 2019), as well as nations with strong Buddhist cultural influence such as China (Pan et al, 2017) and South Korea (Noh et al, 2016).…”

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Coping with COVID-19: The Role of Religion in Times of Crisis

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2020

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“…Following official proscription of religious and spiritual practices in the 1960s and 1970s, Chinese citizens since the 1980s have largely been at liberty to practice 'normal religions' as defined by the state, given that activities did not pose a perceived threat to social stability (F. Yang, 2012). Recent studies indicate that supernatural beliefs may have significant implications for sexual health behaviors in China, particularly among MSM (Pan et al, 2017(Pan et al, , 2016, a population that bears a disproportionate HIV burden and faces strong social stigmatization from some religious communities and society at-large (Neilands, Steward, Choi, Steward, & Choi, 2008).…”

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“…Over 600 million Chinese (47.8% of the total population) can be identified with a religious affiliation (Pew Research Center, 2012), and thus, presumably some belief in the supernatural. A growing body of empirical research indicates that many MSM in China also subscribe to supernatural beliefs (Pan, Tang, Cao, Ross, & Tucker, 2017;Pan et al, 2016), particularly those who have experienced a dramatic life changing event such as HIV diagnosis (Pan et al, 2017). Second, because Judeo-Christian supernatural beliefs are so fundamentally different from those of Buddhist and Confucian traditions (Stark, Hamberg, & Miller, 2005), it is questionable whether research conclusions based on supernatural beliefs in a sentient higher-being (e.g., Judeo-Christian conceptions of God) are generalizable to supernatural beliefs rooted in Buddhist principles such as Karma.…”

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Supernatural explanatory models of health and illness and healthcare use in China among men who have sex with men

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Global Public Health

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People's beliefs in supernatural explanatory models of health and illness-beliefs in divine and/or supernatural forces to inform how they perceive, interpret, and respond to health and illness-may have important implications for their use of healthcare services, especially among individuals with lower socioeconomic status (SES). However, the relevance of such research for contexts with strong Confucian and Buddhist traditions and sexual minority subpopulations remains unclear. We conducted a nation-wide survey in China of 503 men who have sex with men (MSM) to test hypotheses examining how supernatural beliefs impact commitment to a primary healthcare provider and testing history for HIV and syphilis. We also tested hypotheses regarding how SES may moderate such effects. Results indicate that strength of supernatural beliefs is associated with less commitment to a primary care provider and lower likelihood of HIV testing, particularly

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Buddhism and Coping With HIV in China

Cited by 6 publications

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Microbial Patterns of Hospitalized Hiv Positive Patients Admitted in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya Indonesia

Microbial Patterns of Hospitalized Hiv Positive Patients Admitted in Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya Indonesia

Coping with COVID-19: The Role of Religion in Times of Crisis

Supernatural explanatory models of health and illness and healthcare use in China among men who have sex with men

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