The experience of living with human immunodeficiency virus among adolescents at Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Bahir-Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, A phenomenological study.

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PLoS ONE Pub Date : 2025-01-09 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0308347
Bazezew Asfaw Guadie, Minyichil Birhanu Belete, Meseret Mekuriaw Beyene, Ayalew Kassie Melese, Tarik Yenew Tessema, Yinager Workineh
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Abstract

Background: Adolescents who have the human immunodeficiency virus face difficulties in their lives not just from the physical consequences of the illness but also from social stigma and discrimination. The quantitative side of this issue was the focus of earlier Ethiopian research. However, there hasn't been any prior research done extensively in Ethiopia on the real-life experiences of teenagers infected with HIV. Therefore, in order to address the real issues that these teenagers encounter, it is imperative that we investigate their lived experiences as HIV-positive adolescents.

Objective: The goal is to investigate the experiences that adolescents at Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital who are infected with HIV have on a daily basis.

Method: A phenomenological approach was conducted among thirteen purposively selected adolescents at Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Bahir-Dar, northwest Ethiopia, from March 25 to April 30, 2023. Information saturation was used to estimate the sample size. Data was gathered through semi-structured open-ended interview guides and in-depth interview techniques. The talk was recorded using an audio recorder. The data was transcribed verbatim. The conceptual translation approach was used to translate the transcribed data from Amharic to English. For additional analysis, the translated data was entered into the Atlas.ti.8 program. To demonstrate findings, the inductive thematic analysis technique was applied using illustrative quotes. Colleague feedback, member checks, and a debriefing were used to guarantee the quality of the data.

Result: Eleven subthemes, including main theme of "lived with burdens of immunodeficiency virus," "disclosure," "ART adherence," and "future aspiration," were used to describe the findings. The participants discussed how difficult it has been for them to deal with social, emotional, and psychological difficulties in addition to living with the HIV infection. They kept their illness a secret from others out of fear of prejudice and stigma. In conclusion, adolescents infected with the human immunodeficiency virus faced a variety of difficulties related to their mental health, relationships, emotions, and compliance. It is advised that the community get ongoing, comprehensive health education in order to prevent stigmatization and discrimination against young people who have the virus.

埃塞俄比亚西北部巴希尔-达尔的菲勒格·希沃特综合专科医院青少年感染人类免疫缺陷病毒的经历:一项现象学研究。
背景:感染人类免疫缺陷病毒的青少年在生活中面临的困难不仅来自疾病的身体后果,还来自社会耻辱和歧视。这个问题的定量方面是早期埃塞俄比亚研究的重点。然而,在埃塞俄比亚之前还没有对感染艾滋病毒的青少年的真实经历进行过广泛的研究。因此,为了解决这些青少年遇到的实际问题,我们必须调查他们作为艾滋病毒阳性青少年的生活经历。目的:目的是调查在菲利格·希沃特综合专科医院感染艾滋病毒的青少年每天的经历。方法:采用现象学方法,于2023年3月25日至4月30日在埃塞俄比亚西北部bahirar - dar的Felege Hiwot综合专科医院有目的地选择13名青少年进行调查。信息饱和度用于估计样本量。通过半结构化开放式访谈指南和深度访谈技术收集数据。谈话是用录音机录下来的。这些资料被逐字抄录了下来。采用概念翻译的方法将转录的数据从阿姆哈拉语翻译成英语。为了进一步分析,翻译后的数据被输入Atlas.ti。8个项目。为了证明发现,归纳主题分析技术应用说明性引用。同事反馈、成员检查和汇报被用来保证数据的质量。结果:11个子主题,包括“生活在免疫缺陷病毒的负担中”、“披露”、“抗逆转录病毒治疗依从性”和“未来愿望”的主题,被用来描述研究结果。参与者讨论了他们在处理社会、情感和心理问题上的困难,以及感染艾滋病毒的生活是多么困难。出于对偏见和耻辱的恐惧,他们对别人隐瞒了自己的病情。总之,感染人类免疫缺陷病毒的青少年面临着与心理健康、人际关系、情感和依从性有关的各种困难。建议社区进行持续的全面健康教育,以防止对感染病毒的年轻人的污名化和歧视。
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