Cultural Considerations in the Treatment of Persons with AIDS

Scaffa, Marjorie E.; Davis, Donna

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“…Ponton and Lees (1998), for example, have described how negative attitudes towards HIV have sabotaged attempts to improve HIV prevention in India and inhibited those infected from seeking help. This gives rise not only to geographical variations between the world's continents but, as many families with HIV may be living outside their country of origin, to wide variations of the HIV population within any one country (Barnett & Blaikie, 1992 ; Boyd-Franklin, Del C. Aleman, Jean-Gilles, & Lewis, 1995 ; Scaffe & Davis, 1990). Furthermore, racism in these new environments can be ubiquitous and HIV remains a stigmatising condition that can exacerbate existing racial tensions and hostility.…”

Section: Social and Cultural Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Clinical practice and research must therefore not only take account of the influences from the culture of origin upon children's and family functioning but also consider acculturation in a new environment and the influence that this will have on changing attitudes and behaviour and quality of life (Marshall, 1990 ;Scaffe & Davis, 1990). Adequate social support and financial resources, for example, described as moderating factors in the longterm coping of families of children with other chronic illness or significant life stress (Cohen & Wills, 1985 ;Ievers, Brown, Lambert, Hsu, & Eckman, 1998 ;Kupst & Schulman, 1988 ;Thompson, Gustafon, George, & Spock, 1994 ;Wallander & Varni, 1998), may be important differentiating factors between refugee families displaced from their country of origin and those families settled in their indigenous communities.…”

Section: Social and Cultural Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Annotation: Paediatric HIV Infection

Lwin

Melvin

2001

J. Child Psychol. Psychiat.

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HIV and AIDS have made a huge global impact, permeating the social, cultural, and economic fabric of almost all nations. The first cases of HIV infection in children were reported in the late 1980s and numbers have since risen steadily throughout the world, with some of the poorest and least developed countries experiencing the highest prevalence. Combined drug regimes have changed the course of HIV-related illness and brought increased survival to those for whom treatment is available. With this, however, have come fresh concerns relating to drug resistance, treatment adherence, and the risk of second-generation vertical transmission as HIV-infected children now survive into adulthood and beyond. The psychological literature has addressed issues such as the direct effect of HIV on child development, social and cultural attitudes, family functioning and support, affected children and orphans of HIV-infected parents, sexual health education, disclosure of diagnosis, and long-term clinical management. The outcome for those living in wealthier countries is optimistic, but the spread of this virus in the rest of the world and its impact on family life and social and political systems remains of great concern.

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Section: Social and Cultural Factorsmentioning

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Section: Social and Cultural Factorsmentioning

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Annotation: Paediatric HIV Infection

Lwin

Melvin

2001

J. Child Psychol. Psychiat.

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“…Hispanic culture treats health care proViders as respected authorities and Hispanic patients usually prefer consistency in health care providers. However, direct communication with health care proViders, especially if the providers' approach is negative or conflicts with cultural beliefs, may be avoided (Scaffa & Davis, 1990) A major barrier for Hispanic women is that their culture regards them as inferior to men and expects them to "suffer frustration and disappointment in silence, avoid losing face, and adjust to problems rather than solve them" (Wells, 1991, p. 18). Knowledge of cultural differences provide clues for health care proViders to adapt services accordingly.…”

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Women, HIV Infection, and AIDS: Tapestries of Life, Death, and Empowerment

Pizzi¹

1992

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Women, the minority population in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic, are fast becoming one of the highest subgroups to be infected and affected by the disease. In the United States, most of these women are black or Hispanic, poor and urban dwellers, and addicted to drugs. This paper discusses the physical, psychological, and social manifestations of HIV disease in women, such as diminished activity tolerance, neurologic or cognitive changes, occupational and social role imbalance, and stigma and discrimination, and describes the sociocultural aspects of women's lives for assessment and treatment of women with HIV. Health promotion, education, and AIDS prevention and wellness programming are emphasized as strategies toward facilitation of self-empowerment for women with HIV disease. These health promotion and wellness strategies include learning of new and adaptation of current roles; learning strategies for self-care that include care for one's physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and sexual health; and learning and developing action plans toward healthy living and self-empowerment.

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McQuiston

Uribe

2001

Journal of Immigrant Health

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Latinos are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. The need for community-based AIDS prevention programs that are culture specific is well recognized. Lay Health Advisor (LHA) interventions are a culturally appropriate way to provide information about HIV/AIDS to community members. LHA programs use natural helpers in the community to disseminate information through their social networks. Natural helpers are community members who informally provide support to their neighbors and to whom others naturally turn for advice. This paper reports the recruitment and retention experiences of a Lay Health Advisor Program: Protegiendo Nuestra Familia (Protecting Our Family) for prevention of HIV/AIDS among Latinos in North Carolina.

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Cultural Considerations in the Treatment of Persons with AIDS

Cited by 4 publications

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Annotation: Paediatric HIV Infection

Annotation: Paediatric HIV Infection

Women, HIV Infection, and AIDS: Tapestries of Life, Death, and Empowerment

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