The Socioeconomic Implications among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Sudan: Challenges and Coping Strategies

The Socioeconomic Implications among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Sudan: Challenges and Coping Strategies

To determine the socioeconomic impacts among HIV-infected persons in Sudan and examine whether there are significant variations in coping strategies between infected men and women, a primary survey was conducted among infected persons (n = 555). Discriminant function was used to analyze the data. We...

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Main Authors: Salwa M. Ismail PhD, Fatimah Kari PhD, Adeeba Kamarulzaman MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2325957415622449
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spelling doaj-0d76a352457c413aaecc0b7f6f5e32e42020-11-25T03:03:15ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care2325-95742325-95822017-09-011610.1177/2325957415622449The Socioeconomic Implications among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Sudan: Challenges and Coping StrategiesSalwa M. Ismail PhD0Fatimah Kari PhD1Adeeba Kamarulzaman MD, PhD2 Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan National AIDS Control Program, Khartoum, Sudan Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTo determine the socioeconomic impacts among HIV-infected persons in Sudan and examine whether there are significant variations in coping strategies between infected men and women, a primary survey was conducted among infected persons (n = 555). Discriminant function was used to analyze the data. We found significant variation in the coping strategies (<.001). HIV/AIDS impacts were more critical for women. Infected people have 3 alternatives in coping with the changes in their income and expenditure, that is, borrow, utilize savings, or sell assets. Policy makers should consider economic information in planning health care to mitigate the impacts and remove the gender gap.https://doi.org/10.1177/2325957415622449
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The Socioeconomic Implications among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Sudan: Challenges and Coping Strategies
Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
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Fatimah Kari PhD
Adeeba Kamarulzaman MD, PhD
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title The Socioeconomic Implications among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Sudan: Challenges and Coping Strategies
title_short The Socioeconomic Implications among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Sudan: Challenges and Coping Strategies
title_full The Socioeconomic Implications among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Sudan: Challenges and Coping Strategies
title_fullStr The Socioeconomic Implications among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Sudan: Challenges and Coping Strategies
title_full_unstemmed The Socioeconomic Implications among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Sudan: Challenges and Coping Strategies
title_sort socioeconomic implications among people living with hiv/aids in sudan: challenges and coping strategies
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series Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
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2325-9582
publishDate 2017-09-01
description To determine the socioeconomic impacts among HIV-infected persons in Sudan and examine whether there are significant variations in coping strategies between infected men and women, a primary survey was conducted among infected persons (n = 555). Discriminant function was used to analyze the data. We found significant variation in the coping strategies (<.001). HIV/AIDS impacts were more critical for women. Infected people have 3 alternatives in coping with the changes in their income and expenditure, that is, borrow, utilize savings, or sell assets. Policy makers should consider economic information in planning health care to mitigate the impacts and remove the gender gap.
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