A descriptive study of the relationship between social support and the quality of life among HIV-positive African-American women, 2005

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Title: A descriptive study of the relationship between social support and the quality of life among HIV-positive African-American women, 2005
Author: Myers, Johnetta E.
Decade: 2000-2009
Abstract: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has significantly infected and affected African-American women and their families. HIV has significantly impacted the social support system and the quality of life of women who are infected. In an effort to measure the importance of social support on the quality of life among African-American women, a social support questionnaire and quality of life survey was administered to 28 African-American women in Oakland, California who are HIV-positive or had an AIDS diagnosis. The results of this study demonstrated that substitute support systems are created when family support systems have diminished or no longer available. The participants in this study affirmed that a womans quality of life is an individuals concept based on her established relationships with the people and agencies of her support system.
Document Type: text
Format: application/pdf
Date of Award: 2005-05-01
Degree Type: thesis
Degree Name: Master of Social Work (MSW)
Granting Institution: Clark Atlanta University
Department: School of Social Work
Advisor: Ward, Naomi T.
Institution: Clark Atlanta University
Geographic Location: Georgia--Atlanta
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2005_myers_johnetta_e