Correlates and Predictors of Psychological Morbidity in HIV-Infected Persons: A Cross Sectional Study

作     者：O. H. Ezeh C. C. Ezeh 

作者机构：Department of Community Medicine ABU Zaria Nigeria College of Agriculture ABU Zaria Nigeria 

出 版 物：《Open Journal of Medical Psychology》 (医学心理学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2019年第8卷第4期

页      面：57-65页

学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100401[医学-流行病与卫生统计学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Psychological Morbidity Predictors Correlates Coping Dysfunction 

摘      要：Introduction: HIV-infection is associated with many factors including: physical, social, cultural and psychosocial factors. Physiological changes associated with HIV infection may generate psychological morbidity. However, specific psychosocial factors contributing to psychological morbidity remain unclear. Identifying factors contributing to psychological morbidity may help in prevention and planning intervention. Aims/Objectives: 1) To identify significant predictors of psychological morbidity from specific dysfunctional coping traits/dimensions among HIV-infected persons;2) To assess/determine the association between predictor variables (specific coping dysfunctional traits) and psychological morbidity;3) To identify other correlates of psychological morbidity;4) To make recommendations on how to reduce levels of dysfunctional coping and psychological morbidity. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to examine data collected from 110 participants, HIV patients receiving HAART services from Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Results: Results indicate that HIV-patients with high levels of psychological morbidity were more likely to use dysfunctional coping more frequently. Therefore, greater psychological distress and symptoms reporting may be associated with dysfunctional coping. Conclusion/Recommendation: The study recommends that specific dysfunctional coping dimensions should also be targeted in interventions designed to reduce psychological morbidity in HIV patients.