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- Title
Factores asociados a establecer contacto con asociaciones de lucha contra el VIH/sida en Ecuador: resultados de un estudio comunitario.
- Authors
Bernier, Adeline; Acosta, María Elena; Rojas Castro, Daniela; Bonifaz, Cesar; Jaramillo, Santiago; Henry, Emilie; Otis, Joanne; Préau, Marie
- Abstract
Objective. To describe the profile of people living with HIV/ AIDS (PLHA) who contact HIV/AIDS associations in Ecuador and to identify the factors related to that contact. Methods. In 2011, a cross-sectional community study was conducted in two hospitals in Guayaquil. Based on a 125-question survey administered to 300 adult PLHA, a weighted multivariate regression analysis was performed to identify the factors related to contact with an association Results. Of the 300 participants, 34 (11.3%) were in contact with an association. Being over the age of 35, scoring high on the self-efficacy scale, having suffered serious social consequences after disclosing their HIV status, being able to talk to friends about living with HIV, expressing the need to talk about living with HIV with a health professional, and scoring low on the index of the HIV status disclosure control effort were related to that contact. Conclusions. The characteristics of the PLHA in contact with an association were: being over the age of 35, having suffered serious social consequences following disclosure of seropositivity, and feeling that their psychosocial needs were not being met by the health system in terms of the services provided. These people more easily managed their HIV status in their social milieu and displayed a greater ability to talk to friends about their seropositivity. This information is useful for community actors to maintain and support mobilization on HIV in Ecuador.
- Publication
Pan American Journal of Public Health, 2015, Vol 38, Issue 3, p209
- ISSN
1020-4989
- Publication type
Article