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. 2012 Jan 1;4(1):8-16.
doi: 10.5897/jahr11.057.

Psychosocial factors as predictors of HIV/AIDS risky behaviors among people living with HIV/AIDS

Gemechu B Gerbi  1 , Tsegaye Habtemariam, Vinaida Robnett, David Nganwa, Berhanu Tameru
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Psychosocial factors as predictors of HIV/AIDS risky behaviors among people living with HIV/AIDS

Gemechu B Gerbi et al. J AIDS HIV Res. .

Abstract

Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is still rising globally. In order to develop effective HIV/AIDS risky behavior reduction intervention strategies and to further decrease the spread of HIV/AIDS, it is important to assess the prevalence of psychosocial problems and HIV/AIDS risky behaviors in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The objective of this study is to assess the relationship between psychosocial variables and HIV/AIDS risky behaviors among PLWHA. A total of 341 questionnaires were distributed and 326 were fully completed and returned, 96% response rate. The relationships between the identified psychosocial and HIV/AIDS risky behaviors among PLWHA were analyzed using The Moment Structures software version 17.0 (SPSS Inc.) The results indicate that psychosocial health problems were significant predictors of HIV/AIDS risky behaviors in PLWA. Further cross-disciplinary research that addresses the manner in which psychosocial problems and HIV/AIDS risky behaviors interact with each other among PLWHA is needed.

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The path model indicating the direction of all relationships between selected psychosocial factors on HIV/AIDS risky behaviors among people living with HIV/AIDS (Double headed arrows represent correlations and single headed arrows represent standardized regression paths)
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