Psychological predictors of perceived quality of life among people living with HIV and AIDS in South West Nigeria
Journal of Social Development in Africa
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Psychological predictors of perceived quality of life among people living with HIV and AIDS in South West Nigeria
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Olapegba, PO
Idemudia, ES |
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Social support, self-esteem, perceived quality of life, PLWHA, Nigeria, psychological.
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This study examined the dynamics of perceived social support and self-esteem in predicting perception of quality of life among People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in South West Nigeria. One hundred and fifty nine (159) PLWHA selected using the purposive sampling technique participated in the study; the sample was made up of 46 males and 113 females, aged between 19 and 72 years. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. The result of the multipleregression analysis showed that perceived social support and selfesteem significantly jointly predicted perceived quality of life among PLWHA (p< .05). Self-esteem significantly independently predicted perceived quality of life(p< .05) while perceived social support did not significantly predict perceived quality of life. A t-test indicated no gender differences in perception of quality of life. The study therefore concluded that psychological interventions are required to shore-up the self-esteem of PLWHA alongside social support to enable them to cope better and be more optimistic and positive in their perception of quality of life.Keywords: Social support, self-esteem, perceived quality of life, PLWHA, Nigeria, psychological.
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School of Social Work, University of Zimbabwe
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2013-07-04
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
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application/pdf
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http://www.ajol.info/index.php/jsda/article/view/90254
10.4314/jsda.v28i1. |
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Journal of Social Development in Africa; Vol 28, No 1 (2013); 139-160
1012-1080 |
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eng
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http://www.ajol.info/index.php/jsda/article/view/90254/79679
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