Factors affecting patients' acceptance of H.I.V. infections.

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dc.contributor.authorPromjanyakul, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorLimsuwan, Aen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T21:29:32Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T21:29:32Z
dc.date.issued1995-07-01en_US
dc.descriptionChotmaihet Thangphaet.en_US
dc.description.abstractA study on patients' acceptance of the diagnosis of HIV infection was done in 36 patients at Ramathibodi Hospital. Patients were interviewed based on the data in a questionnaire. Over one half of the patients were 21-40 years old. Eighteen patients were prostitutes. The stages of the infection were: AIDS in 1, AIDS-related complex in 9 and asymptomatic in 26 cases. The rate of acceptance of having the infection did not differ regarding age, education, income, risk factors in acquiring the infection, and the stage of the disease. However, all patients who had worked in a foreign country did not accept the diagnosis while all who had never worked abroad did. Patients whose family knew that they had the infection accepted the diagnosis better than those whose family did not know. It is concluded that a substantial portion of patients did not accept that they had HIV infection. Counselling must be appropriately applied to each individual.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPromjanyakul K, Limsuwan A. Factors affecting patients' acceptance of H.I.V. infections. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. 1995 Jul; 78 Suppl 1(): S15-8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/44884
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.mat.or.th/journal/all.phpen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshCounselingen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHIV Infections --prevention & controlen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshPatient Acceptance of Health Careen_US
dc.subject.meshQuestionnairesen_US
dc.subject.meshRisk Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshSexual Behavioren_US
dc.titleFactors affecting patients' acceptance of H.I.V. infections.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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