Social Support Network among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Iran
This study considers social network interactions as a potential source of support for individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 224 people with HIV/AIDS who refer to behavioral counseling centers. Participants were randomly selected among all people with H...
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| author | Ameneh Setareh Forouzan Zahra Jorjoran Shushtari Homeira Sajjadi Yahya Salimi Masoumeh Dejman |
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| description | This study considers social network interactions as a potential source of support for individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 224 people with HIV/AIDS who refer to behavioral counseling centers. Participants were randomly selected among all people with HIV/AIDS from these centers. Relatives were more reported as sources of support than nonrelatives. They were closer to participants, but there was difference between the closest type among relative and nonrelative supporters (P=0.01). Mean of functional support with considering the attainable range 0–384 was low (126.74 (SD=76.97)). Social support of participants has been found to be associated with CD4 cell count (P=0.000), sex (P=0.049), and network size (P=0.000)
after adjusted for other variables in the final model. Totally, in this study, many of participants had the static social support network that contained large proportions of family and relatives. The findings contribute to the evidence for promotion of knowledge about social support network and social support of people living with HIV/AIDS. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-70e363a5724a44debef6fc6f2d60e88b2025-02-03T05:59:39ZengWileyAIDS Research and Treatment2090-12402090-12592013-01-01201310.1155/2013/715381715381Social Support Network among People Living with HIV/AIDS in IranAmeneh Setareh Forouzan0Zahra Jorjoran Shushtari1Homeira Sajjadi2Yahya Salimi3Masoumeh Dejman4Social Determinants of Health Research Centre, Department of Social Welfare Management, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Social Welfare Management, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IranSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Social Welfare Management, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Public Health School, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, IranSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IranThis study considers social network interactions as a potential source of support for individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 224 people with HIV/AIDS who refer to behavioral counseling centers. Participants were randomly selected among all people with HIV/AIDS from these centers. Relatives were more reported as sources of support than nonrelatives. They were closer to participants, but there was difference between the closest type among relative and nonrelative supporters (P=0.01). Mean of functional support with considering the attainable range 0–384 was low (126.74 (SD=76.97)). Social support of participants has been found to be associated with CD4 cell count (P=0.000), sex (P=0.049), and network size (P=0.000) after adjusted for other variables in the final model. Totally, in this study, many of participants had the static social support network that contained large proportions of family and relatives. The findings contribute to the evidence for promotion of knowledge about social support network and social support of people living with HIV/AIDS.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/715381 |
| spellingShingle | Ameneh Setareh Forouzan Zahra Jorjoran Shushtari Homeira Sajjadi Yahya Salimi Masoumeh Dejman Social Support Network among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Iran AIDS Research and Treatment |
| title | Social Support Network among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Iran |
| title_full | Social Support Network among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Iran |
| title_fullStr | Social Support Network among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social Support Network among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Iran |
| title_short | Social Support Network among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Iran |
| title_sort | social support network among people living with hiv aids in iran |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/715381 |
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