Study on the social support condition and its influence factors among people living with HIV/AIDS
Zhang, S.; Chen, Y.; Chen, M.; Liu, J.; Lei, K.; Tan, H.
Wei Sheng Yan Jiu 40(3): 338-341
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 1000-8020 PMID: 21695908 Document Number: 573157
To explore the current status of social support and its influence factors among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAS). The status of social support was measured by Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS). Related factors were collected by self-designed questionnaire and analyzed by multiple stepwise regression. 294 PLWHAS were selected as the subjects, whose average overall scores of social support were 27.16 +/- 8.04, and were lower than those of the normal. Increased with the growth of the age, PLWHAS tended to obtain less social supports (beta = -0.119) ,and increased with the education level, PLWHAS tended to obtain more social supports (beta = 0.108). PLWHAS with annual income per capita being equal or greater than 3000 yuan got higher score than their opposites (beta = 0.141). Out of job (beta = - 0.166) and living alone (beta = -0.305) were risk factors, while good relationship with family (beta = 0.356) and a stable marriage (beta = 0. 252) were protective factors associated with social support. The social supports of PLWHAS were lower and affected by multiple factors, which involved age, employment,education,income, the mode of living,relation with family, etc.