Study On Social Support For Patients With Aids/hiv In Rural Area

ObjectAIDS infected patients and the community as special vulnerable groups, not only face physical pain and the difficulties of life, also face social discrimination and segregation, so they are more in need of social support and help. Based on AIDS /HIV with the community to support the status quo of the investigation, the research found that the existence of the problem and the problem is given Countermeasures and suggestions. To establish and improve the AIDS communities to support the model provide the basis for.MethodsIn the high incidence of AIDS in Central China's eight counties (districts) from AIDS patients and HIV infection (AIDS / HIV) and healthy controls (not including their immediate family members in the AIDS / HIV health). According to geographical location, health and economic levels of the incidence of AIDS, the use of multi-stage random cluster sampling manner. Depending on the situation the questionnaire was design. Using interviews investigation, interviews by the reunification of the training task force investigators completed, data recording taken on the way. The time of the end to check the data, found no error after the corresponding statistical tests.Results1. The support of the situation for Family members of AIDS or HIV, the majority of AIDS patients or infected persons can get the support form family in physical and psychological.2. The crowd around the support of AIDS cases, the control group and relatives, friends and neighbors are higher than in the frequency of cases from the group and the relatives, friends and neighbors from the frequency. When infected with AIDS, the patient group that the majority of people around them aware of their HIV infection after themselves and their families are discriminated against; relatives, friends and neighbors and from it's reduced. Case teams and their families and other staff of the impact of higher marriage.3. HIV infection after enjoy the support of the medical situation, in patients with AIDS or infected, more than 95 percent of anti-virus treatment for all or part of reimbursement claims (or relief).4. In 2004 the whole family by friends and family subsidies, government and social assistance cases, 2004 cases of the family group funded by friends and family, the Government and the higher level of social assistance.Conclusions1. Most of the investigation in patients with AIDS or infected persons regardless of physical or psychological family can feel the support and response from the side of the AIDS patients or infected with the families of its relatively high level of support.2. AIDS patients or infected people from around the crowd outside the family's low social support, AIDS patients with the most basic of the destruction of family ties. AIDS patients or infected persons and their families generally have discrimination. AIDS patients or infected persons or their family members, I work and marriage have been affected.3. Has 96.36 percent of the patients or infected received free or part of the free treatment. Although the HIV infected persons and their family members in the psychological and emotional without access to relatives and friends of more help, but financial help is a lot at the same time receive from the government with the help of more.4. AIDS / infected people urgently need the whole community's support and help, should be established for the AIDS community to support the model.