Department of Social Work, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences & Psychology, Ardakan University, Ardakan, Iran.
Soc Work Public Health. 2020 Mar 2;35(3):90-99. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2020.1742840. Epub 2020 Mar 20.
This study is aimed to investigate the relationship between family social support and the level of stigma perceived by people living with HIV (PLWHA). The methodology is cross-sectional and the sample population includes 163 individuals (54% males, 46% females) who were randomly selected from the counseling centers for behavioral disorders of Medical Sciences of Tehran University. The average age of the sample was 37.48 ± 10.29 years old and the main cause of HIV infection was the sexual intercourse with spouse/non-spouse. The results of this study indicate that there is a significant and inverse relationship between general social stigma with the duration of HIV infection (r = -0.31, < .05). There is also a positive and significant relationship between the general family social support and its subscales (information support, seeking support, instrumental support) with the duration of the infectious disease (r = +0.20, < .05), which means that with increasing duration of the disease, the level of family social support increases. The general social stigma score with the general family social support showed a significant correlation (inverse) (r = -0.43, < .05). It seems that the design and implementation of appropriate psychosocial interventions to increase family social support and reduce social stigma associated with HIV/AIDS are important in Iranian society and societies that are family-oriented and the family institution continues its protective and supportive functions.
本研究旨在探讨家庭社会支持与艾滋病毒感染者（PLWHA）感知到的污名程度之间的关系。该研究采用横断面方法，样本人群包括 163 名（54%为男性，46%为女性）随机选自德黑兰大学医学科学行为障碍咨询中心的个体。样本的平均年龄为 37.48±10.29 岁，感染艾滋病毒的主要原因是与配偶/非配偶发生性行为。研究结果表明，一般社会污名与艾滋病毒感染持续时间之间存在显著的负相关关系（r=-0.31，<0.05）。一般家庭社会支持及其各分量表（信息支持、寻求支持、工具性支持）与传染病持续时间之间也存在正相关关系（r=+0.20，<0.05），这意味着随着疾病持续时间的增加，家庭社会支持水平会增加。一般社会污名评分与一般家庭社会支持呈显著相关（负相关）（r=-0.43，<0.05）。似乎在伊朗社会和以家庭为导向的社会中，设计和实施适当的心理社会干预措施来增加家庭社会支持并减少与艾滋病毒/艾滋病相关的污名是很重要的，因为家庭制度继续发挥着保护和支持的作用。
