Psychological Distress and Coping Mechanisms of Adolcents Living with HIV in Black lion Hospital ART Clinic, Phenomenological Study.
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2022-02
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Introduction
HIV targets immune system and weakens people’s defence against many infections. Adolescent
age looked as a transitional period between childhood and adulthood and pass through deferent
periods during this time of transition. Thus, as they are passing through this phase of
development they faced different challenges as a result of being diagnosed as having HIV.
Method
The phenomenological design from qualitative approach was used in order to get the
information. Ten respondents participated in the current study. Data was collected by using semi
structured interview and analyzed by applying thematic analysis.
Result
Ten participants involved in the study. Five of them were male and the rest of the participants
were female. Respondents age range from 15-18 years. The result showed that most
prominently, fear of stigma leads majority of respondents to keep quiet about their health
condition and this in return help them to mitigate the psychological distressed. Other than this,
the finding also involved on showing different associated factors, social support and ways of
coping related to their health.
Conclusion
People have fear of disclosure about their HIV status as a result of fear of stigma. Furthermore,
limited social awareness and ongoing drug adherence routine are also associated factors that add
to the psychological distress.
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Psychological distress,adolcents, HIV