Abrefa-Gyan Tina, Wu Liyun, Lewis Marilyn W
a The Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work , Norfolk State University , Norfolk , Virginia, USA.
Soc Work Health Care. 2016;55(2):144-60. doi: 10.1080/00981389.2015.1084969. Epub 2015 Dec 29.
HIV/AIDS, a chronic burden in Ghana, poses social and health outcome concerns to those infected. Examining the Medical Outcome Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS) instrument among 300 Ghanaians from a cross-sectional design, Principal Component Analysis yielded four factors (positive interaction, trust building, information giving, and essential support), which accounted for 85.73% of the total variance in the MOS-SSS. A logistic regression analysis showed that essential support was the strongest predictor of the length of time an individual stayed in the support group, whereas positive interaction indicated negative association. The study's implications for policy, research, and practice were discussed.
艾滋病毒/艾滋病在加纳是一项长期负担，给感染者带来了社会和健康方面的问题。通过横断面设计对300名加纳人进行医学结果研究社会支持调查（MOS-SSS）工具检验，主成分分析得出四个因素（积极互动、建立信任、提供信息和基本支持），这些因素占MOS-SSS总方差的85.73%。逻辑回归分析表明，基本支持是个体在支持组停留时间长短的最强预测因素，而积极互动则显示出负相关。讨论了该研究对政策、研究和实践的启示。
