School of Social Work, Arizona State University, USA.
Soc Work. 2010 Jan;55(1):27-37. doi: 10.1093/sw/55.1.27.
From a global perspective, the typical person living with HIV/AIDS is likely a sub-Saharan African woman. Yet despite calls from NASW to adopt a global outlook on the HIV/AIDS crisis, little research has examined how such women cope. In this study, the authors used a mixed-methods approach to explore how one sample of sub-Saharan African women (N = 162) attending an AIDS clinic in Entebbe, Uganda, cope with their circumstances. The results reveal the importance of indigenous service providers, spirituality, and, to a lesser extent, social support. Approximately 85 percent of the women reported that spirituality played some role in their ability to cope. Among these, 43 percent indicated that spirituality was the most important factor that kept them going. The most widely used spiritual coping strategies consisted of support from other believers, prayer, and trusting in God.
从全球范围来看，患有艾滋病/艾滋病病毒的典型患者可能是撒哈拉以南非洲的女性。然而，尽管美国社会工作者协会呼吁对艾滋病危机采取全球视角，但很少有研究探讨这些女性如何应对。在这项研究中，作者使用混合方法来探索乌干达恩德培的一家艾滋病诊所中，如何应对自身环境的一个撒哈拉以南非洲女性样本（N=162）。研究结果揭示了本土服务提供者、精神信仰的重要性，以及在较小程度上，社会支持的重要性。大约 85%的女性报告说，精神信仰在她们应对能力中起到了一定作用。其中，43%的人表示，精神信仰是让她们坚持下去的最重要因素。最广泛使用的精神应对策略包括来自其他信徒的支持、祈祷和对上帝的信任。
