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- http://hdl.handle.net/1860/3092
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- Subjects
- Sexual Risk Behaviors HIV/AIDS African Americans Women Healthcare Public Health
- Creator:
- Baker, Jillian Lucas
- Language
- en_US
- Relation
- Drexel University. Drexel Theses and Dissertations. Creative Arts in Therapy Theses.
- Type
- Thesis
- Description
- African American women are disproportionately
affected by HIV/AIDS and account for 64% of women living with
HIV/AIDS in the United States (CDC, 2005a). Unsafe sexual practices
of HIV positive women can put them at increased risk of infection
with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that can intensify
their HIV related symptoms and put partners at risk for secondary
transmission. National policies have sought the assistance of
healthcare providers (HCPs) to engage HIV positive patients in
reducing their risky sexual behaviors since HCPs have proven to
have success in reducing risk behaviors of HIV positive patients.
Further, satisfaction with healthcare providers (HCPs) has proven
to be a predictor of behavior and health outcomes among HIV
positive patients (Burke-Miller et al., 2006). To date, virtually
no studies have examined the influence of HIV positive patients’
satisfaction with HCPs on sexual risk behaviors. Given the
disparities of HIV/AIDS among African American women, it is
important to know the impact of their satisfaction with their HCPs
on reducing risky sexual behaviors. Thus, this dissertation
conducted a secondary data analysis to examine the effect of
satisfaction with HCPs on condom use behaviors of African American
women living with HIV/AIDS. This study analyzed quantitative data
from a predominantly low income sample of 157 African American
women with HIV/AIDS who ranged in age from 20 to 70 (M = 39.85; SD
= 8.72) who participated in Protect and Respect, a sexual risk
reduction program for women with HIV/AIDS. This study sought to
test the following hypotheses: (1) participant characteristics
(e.g. communication with HCPs, CD4 count, viral load, etc.) had an
impact on satisfaction with HCPs and (2) satisfaction with HCPs had
an influence on condom use behaviors. The study found high levels
of satisfaction with their HCPs among the sample. The study also
found that participants reported communication with their HCPs
about very personal and stigmatized topics including sex, condom
use, and transmission of HIV. However, the study did not find any
significant relationships between participant characteristics and
satisfaction with HCPs (p>.05). The study also did not find
significant relationships between satisfaction with HCPs and condom
use (p>.05).
- Relation
- Drexel University. Drexel Theses and Dissertations.
Creative Arts in Therapy Theses.
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