Chama Samson, Ramirez Octavio
a Department of Social Work , Oakwood University , Huntsville , AL , USA.
AIDS Care. 2015;27(6):789-95. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2014.989807. Epub 2014 Dec 12.
The number of young people affected by HIV and AIDS in Tennessee has steadily grown over the last few years. As a response to this situation, several organizations are working hard to address the needs of families impacted by HIV and AIDS. However, a close examination of some of the services provided suggests that young people within these families are ignored. Most of the services are geared toward HIV and AIDS-infected adult members of these families. Young people within these household are not targeted, and little is known about psychosocial challenges they experience in living with HIV-positive parents or guardians. In an attempt to address this gap, this small-scale qualitative study investigated the psychosocial challenges of young people affected by HIV and AIDS as a result of living with HIV-positive parents or guardians. Perceived sense of depression, experiencing stigma, self-blame, and lack of communication and loneliness were challenges that young people faced regularly.
在过去几年里，田纳西州受艾滋病毒和艾滋病影响的年轻人数量稳步增长。针对这种情况，一些组织正在努力满足受艾滋病毒和艾滋病影响家庭的需求。然而，对所提供的一些服务进行仔细审查后发现，这些家庭中的年轻人被忽视了。大多数服务都是针对这些家庭中感染艾滋病毒和艾滋病的成年成员。这些家庭中的年轻人没有成为目标对象，对于他们在与艾滋病毒呈阳性的父母或监护人共同生活中所经历的心理社会挑战知之甚少。为了填补这一空白，这项小规模的定性研究调查了因与艾滋病毒呈阳性的父母或监护人共同生活而受艾滋病毒和艾滋病影响的年轻人所面临的心理社会挑战。抑郁感、遭受耻辱、自责以及缺乏沟通和孤独感是年轻人经常面临的挑战。
