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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
HIV/AIDS symptom management in Southern Africa
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Volume 29, No. 2, Year 2005
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Description
We describe self-reported strategies used by persons living with HIV/AIDS in Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland to manage common HIV-related symptoms. A questionnaire asked participants to list three to six symptoms they had recently experienced, the care strategies they had used to make them better, where they had learned the strategy, and to rate the perceived effectiveness of the strategy. Data were collected in 2002 from 743 persons. The self-care management strategies were coded into eight categories: medications, complementary treatments, self-comforting, changing diet, seeking help, exercise, spiritual care, and daily thoughts/activities. Overall, participants reported medications as the most frequently occurring management strategy and the most effective. A very small inventory of behavioral strategies was available to participants to help them manage their HIV-related symptoms. © 2005 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sukati, Nonhlanhla A.
Swaziland, Mbabane
University of Eswatini
Mndebele, Sibongile C.
Swaziland, Mbabane
Eswatini National Aids Programme
Makoa, Elsie T.Sepiso
Lesotho, Roma
National University of Lesotho
Ramukumba, Tendani Sara
South Africa, Pretoria
Tshwane University of Technology
Makoae, Lucy Nthabiseng
Lesotho, Roma
National University of Lesotho
Seboni, Naomi Mmapelo
Botswana, Gaborone
University of Botswana
Human, Sarie P.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of South Africa
Holzemer, William L.
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Statistics
Citations: 52
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.05.007
ISSN:
08853924
Research Areas
Cancer
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
Botswana
Eswatini
Lesotho
South Africa