Coping among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). influence of social support, self-esteem, health locus of control and gender
| dc.contributor.author | Olapegba, P.O. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-09T12:59:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-09T12:59:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study investigated the influence of social support, self-esteem, locus of control and gender on coping behaviour of People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). One hundred and three (103) PLWHA; 56 males and 47 females with mean age of 29.52 selected using the purposive sampling technique participated in the study. Data were collected with a structured questionnaire and an ex-post tecta-reseerch design was employed. Result of analysis using a multiple regression indicated that social support, self-esteem, health locus of control and gender have significant joint influence with coping (F (4, 73) =5.59, p<.05). The t-test analysis showed that there is no gender difference in coping behaviour of PLWHA (t (101) =;-.60,p>.05). It is then concluded that management of HIV/AIDS should take a multidisciplinary approach, social support should be in the front burner, society should be sensitized to the importance of social support that is culturally appropriate and behaviour modification focused. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | ui_art_olapegba_coping_2005 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/1537 | |
| dc.publisher | African journal for the psychological study of social issues | en_US |
| dc.subject | social support, self-esteem, locus of control, coping and PLWHA. | en_US |
| dc.title | Coping among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). influence of social support, self-esteem, health locus of control and gender | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |