Social problems and HIV/AIDS risk behaviours in a fishing community
Background: This study was to explore the pattern and depth of social and health risk problems that may address the social drivers of HIV/AIDS in a fishing community in the East Coast of Peninsular, Malaysia. Methods: Five focus group discussions were held among selected villagers to gain their ex...
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| author | Samsuddin, Niza Ali, Aishah Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Draman, Samsul Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin |
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| description | Background: This study was to explore the pattern and depth of social and health risk problems that may address the social drivers of HIV/AIDS in a fishing community in the East Coast of Peninsular, Malaysia.
Methods: Five focus group discussions were held among selected villagers to gain their experiences and perception on social problems and HIV/AIDS risk behaviours in their community.
Results: Many participants discussed on early involvement in substance use disorders and high risk sexual behaviours. Participants were frustrated with the poor parental supervision and lack of social support in the community which exposed them to social problems and subsequently to risk of HIV/AIDS infections.
Conclusion; Poor parental supervision and lack of social support from the community are factors need to be considered when designing structural intervention programme. Further research needs to be done among more specific target groups in villages like youths, parents and school children, in order to identify the causal chains of deeper structure of HIV/AIDS risk for proximal and distal risk factors intervention. |
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| spelling | iium-120112013-05-03T02:23:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/12011/ Social problems and HIV/AIDS risk behaviours in a fishing community Samsuddin, Niza Ali, Aishah Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Draman, Samsul Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin HM811 Deviant behavior. Social deviance RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Background: This study was to explore the pattern and depth of social and health risk problems that may address the social drivers of HIV/AIDS in a fishing community in the East Coast of Peninsular, Malaysia. Methods: Five focus group discussions were held among selected villagers to gain their experiences and perception on social problems and HIV/AIDS risk behaviours in their community. Results: Many participants discussed on early involvement in substance use disorders and high risk sexual behaviours. Participants were frustrated with the poor parental supervision and lack of social support in the community which exposed them to social problems and subsequently to risk of HIV/AIDS infections. Conclusion; Poor parental supervision and lack of social support from the community are factors need to be considered when designing structural intervention programme. Further research needs to be done among more specific target groups in villages like youths, parents and school children, in order to identify the causal chains of deeper structure of HIV/AIDS risk for proximal and distal risk factors intervention. Centre for Promoting Ideas, USA 2011-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/12011/1/PUBL_Social_and_HIVAIDS_Risk_Beh.pdf Samsuddin, Niza and Ali, Aishah and Md Aris, Mohd Aznan and Draman, Samsul and Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin (2011) Social problems and HIV/AIDS risk behaviours in a fishing community. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 1 (21). pp. 251-257. ISSN 2221-0989 (O), 2220-8488 (P) http://www.ijhssnet.com/journals/Vol_1_No_21_Special_Issue_December_2011/25.pdf |
| spellingShingle | HM811 Deviant behavior. Social deviance RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Samsuddin, Niza Ali, Aishah Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Draman, Samsul Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin Social problems and HIV/AIDS risk behaviours in a fishing community |
| title | Social problems and HIV/AIDS risk behaviours in a fishing community |
| title_full | Social problems and HIV/AIDS risk behaviours in a fishing community |
| title_fullStr | Social problems and HIV/AIDS risk behaviours in a fishing community |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social problems and HIV/AIDS risk behaviours in a fishing community |
| title_short | Social problems and HIV/AIDS risk behaviours in a fishing community |
| title_sort | social problems and hiv/aids risk behaviours in a fishing community |
| topic | HM811 Deviant behavior. Social deviance RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/12011/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/12011/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/12011/1/PUBL_Social_and_HIVAIDS_Risk_Beh.pdf |