Investigating factors associated with HIV risk taking behaviours amongst people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in Lesotho
| dc.contributor.advisor | Van Wyk, C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mabathoana, Refiloe Stephania | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-10-26T12:24:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-10-26T12:24:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-02 | |
| dc.description.abstract | English: Preventive programmes addressing Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) should focus on, and specifically address people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA). In Lesotho several successful preventive programmes have already been put in place, but nevertheless Lesotho still remains one of the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with the highest HIV prevalence. The main focus of this study was to identify factors associated with HIV risk-taking behaviours, amongst PLWHA in Lesotho. The overall goal of the study was to provide baseline information on the factors associated with HIV risk-taking behaviours amongst PLWHA in Lesotho, as to ultimately use the information in educational materials about HIV transmission and also re-infection in PLWHA. A literature study was done to conceptualise and contextualize HIV risk taking behaviours amongst PLWHA. Semi-structured interviews were used to identify the HIV risk taking behaviours of PLWHA in Lesotho. The study revealed that the HIV risk taking behaviours of PLWHA are very similar to those already described in the literature. Within Lesotho specifically socioeconomic factors and cultural factors remain the most commonly associated with HIV re-infection and transmission. The study therefore highlighted areas where HIV preventive programmes could strategically serve the Lesotho population more decisively in the campaign against HIV and AIDS. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.abstract | Afrikaans: Voorkomende programme wat op Menslike Immuniteitsgebrek Virus (MIV) en Verworwe Immuniteitsgebreksindroom (VIGS) moet fokus, en spesifiek mense wat met MIV en vigs leef aanspreek. Verskeie suksesvolle voorkomende programme is reeds in Lesotho in plek gestel, maar desnieteenstaande, bly Lesotho een van die lande suid van die Sahara, in Afrika met die hoogste voorkoms van MIV. Die hooffokus van hierdie studie was om verbandhoudende faktore met MIV-risiko-gedrag, onder mense wat met MIV en VIGS in Lesotho leef te identifiseer. Die oorkoepelende doel van die studie was om basislyn inligting oor die faktore wat met MIV-risiko’-Gedrag verband hou onder mense wat met MIV en VIGS in Lesotho leef te verskaf, om uiteindelik die inligting in opvoedkundige materiaal oor MIV-oordrag ,asook her-infeksie gefokus op diegene wat geaffekteer is, te gebruik. 'n Literatuurstudie om die faktore wat MIV risiko-gedrag beinvloed onder mense wat met MIV en VIGS leef te konseptualiseer en te kontekstualiseer is gedoen. Semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude is gebruik om die MIV-risiko-gedrag van mense wat met MIV en VIGS in Lesotho leef te identifiseer. Die studie het getoon dat die MIV-risiko- gedrag van mense met MIV en VIGS baie soortgelyk is aan dié wat reeds in die literatuur beskryf is. Spesifiek binne Lesotho word sosio-ekonomiese- en kulturele faktore mees algemeen met MIV herbesmetting en transmissie geassosieer. Die studie het dus areas waar MIV voorkomende programme strategies en meer deurslaggewend die Lesotho bevolking in die veldtog stryd teen MIV en VIGS kan dien. | af |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11660/4224 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | University of the Free State | en_ZA |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Free State | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | HIV prevention | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | HIV and AIDS in Lesotho | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | People living with HIV and AIDS | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Risk factors | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Risky behaviour | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | AIDS (Disease) -- Lesotho -- Epidemiology | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | HIV infections | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Dissertation (M.HPE. (Health Professions Education))--University of the Free State, 2016 | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Investigating factors associated with HIV risk taking behaviours amongst people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in Lesotho | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Dissertation | en_ZA |