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

Salwa M. Ismail; Fatimah Kari; Adeeba Kamarulzaman

doi:10.1177/2325957415622449

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

Salwa M. Ismail
, Fatimah Kari
, Adeeba Kamarulzaman

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	446-454
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
Volume	16
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2325957415622449
Publication status	Published - Sept 2017
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 5 Gender Equality

Keywords

coping strategies
discriminant
HIV/AIDS
PLHIV
Sudan

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