- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- African-American women: coping strategies utilized while living with hiv/aids in Atlanta. Georgia, 2006
- Creator:
- Abrams, Donna T.
- Date of Original:
- 2006-12-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to investigate the coping strategies utilized by African- American women living with HIV/AIDS in Atlanta, Georgia. This study sought to determine the impact of social support and religiosity on physical health status. Interviews were conducted with 24 women who shared insights into their lives. There were two research questions underlying this study: 1) How is the relationship between social support and the physical health status of African-American women diagnosed with HIV/AIDS described by the women? 2) How is the relationship between religiosity and the physical health status of African-American women diagnosed with HIV/AIDS described by the women? Overall, the study revealed that women who utilized social support networks coped better with their physical health status. In addition, those who expressed that they prayed often and took part in religious activities coped better with their physical health status.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2006_abrams_donna_t
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
-
