The increase in the access to
biomedical interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS in the developing
world has not been adequately matched with the requisite psychosocial
treatments to help improve the effectiveness of biomedical interventions.
Therefore, in this study the author seeks to determine whether
socio-demographic characteristics and social support are associated with
quality of life in individuals diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in Ghana.
A convenience
sample of 300 HIV/AIDS support group members was obtained via cross-sectional
design survey. The Medical Outcome Studies (MOS) HIV Health Survey, the MOS
Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS), and demographic questionnaire instruments were
used to assess quality of life, social support, and demographic information
respectively. Multiple regression analysis showed that there was a positive association
between overall social support and overall quality of life (r = .51).
It also showed that being younger, male, attending support group meetings for
over a year, and having ≥ 13 years of schooling related to higher quality
of life. Implications of the findings for practice, policy, and research in
Ghana and the rest of the developing world are discussed.
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By:
- 1 Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work, Norfolk State University , Norfolk , Virginia , USA.
- 2 School of Social Work, University of Maryland , Baltimore , Maryland , USA.
- 3 School of Social Work, University of Maryland , Baltimore County , Maryland , USA.
- J Evid Inf Soc Work. 2016 Mar-Apr;13(2):206-16. doi: 10.1080/23761407.2015.1018033. Epub 2015 Apr 6.
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