An exploratory descriptive study of women at risk for HIV/AIDS: diagnosed HIV positive and non-diagnosed, 1991

Thomas, Mary Louise

1990-1999

The overall objective of this study was to examine the attitudes and self-esteem of Women At Risk for HIV/AIDS: Diagnosed and Non-Diagnosed. To obtain this objective, attitudes and self-esteem were addressed by the researcher. A comparative research design was used in this study. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to diagnosed and non-diagnosed women. The study was an attempt to provide a better understanding of how the attitudes and self-esteem is impacted by an HIV/AIDS diagnosis on Women At Risk. To achieve this objective, the researcher identified the following variables; stress, stigma, self-esteem, family relation and isolation in effort to determine how social workers can better assist this segment of the HIV/AIDS population. The findings of this research indicates that there was a significant difference between the attitudes and self-esteem of the diagnosed and non-diagnosed women.

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1991-05-01

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Master of Science (MS)

Clark Atlanta University

School of Social Work, Social Science and Clinical Social Work

Mitchell, Hattie

Clark Atlanta University

Georgia--Atlanta

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1991_thomas_mary_l