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Factors associated with delayed entry into HIV medical care among HIV positive people who are aware of their status in Bulawayo Zimbabwe

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dc.contributor.advisor Modiba, L. M.
dc.contributor.author Makasi, Tasara
dc.date.accessioned 2013-02-13T12:05:30Z
dc.date.available 2013-02-13T12:05:30Z
dc.date.issued 2012-06
dc.date.submitted 2013-02
dc.identifier.citation Makasi, Tasara (2012) Factors associated with delayed entry into HIV medical care among HIV positive people who are aware of their status in Bulawayo Zimbabwe, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/8667> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/8667
dc.description.abstract Using non-experimental descriptive exploratory survey, this study sought to find out factors associated with delayed entry into HIV medical care among HIV positive people who are aware of their status. A quantitative design was used and a structured questionnaire was used as the data collection instrument. Respondents were patients in a hospital’s Opportunistic Infection Department whose hospital records indicated that they were HIV positive during the time of the study. The study found out that as much as 71.6% (n =43) first entered HIV medical care more than 12 months after testing HIV positive while 40% (n = 24) did so as a result of illness. Low education levels, unemployment and being single are associated with delayed entry into HIV medical care. A percentage of the population uses and trusts non-biomedical approaches to dealing with HIV/AIDS. Being diagnosed HIV positive is therefore not necessarily a strong reason enough for one to immediately enter into medical care. Intensive health education needs to be done at work places, health facilities, schools, through print and electronic media, churches and other community settings to equip the population with knowledge of the advantages of early entry into HIV care. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (viii, 85 leaves.)
dc.language.iso en en
dc.rights University of South Africa
dc.subject Delayed presentation en
dc.subject Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome en
dc.subject Antiretroviral therapy en
dc.subject HIV sero-positive en
dc.subject Predictors of delayed presentation en
dc.subject Coping mechanism en
dc.subject Stigma en
dc.subject Sexual partner en
dc.subject Predictors for seeking treatment en
dc.subject HIV testing en
dc.subject.ddc 616.97920096891
dc.subject.lcsh AIDS (Disease) -- Treatment -- Zimbabwe -- Bulawayo en
dc.subject.lcsh HIV-positive persons -- Care -- Zimbabwe -- Bulawayo en
dc.title Factors associated with delayed entry into HIV medical care among HIV positive people who are aware of their status in Bulawayo Zimbabwe en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department Health Studies en
dc.description.degree M.A. (Public Health)


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