Issues faced by adolescents living with HIV in shelter homes in Malaysia
UNICEF Malaysia has found that adolescents with HIV face several emotional, behavioural and social problems. Based on past literature, the result of these incidences has led to a lower well-being in these aspects. As the stage of adolescence is filled with change, inner growth, and sometimes conflic...
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| description | UNICEF Malaysia has found that adolescents with HIV face several emotional, behavioural and social problems. Based on past literature, the result of these incidences has led to a lower well-being in these aspects. As the stage of adolescence is filled with change, inner growth, and sometimes conflict, adolescents coping with HIV face an added stressor as they strive to grow emotionally, behaviourally and socially. Given the lack of studies investigating these factors in a Malaysian setting, the present study seeks to fill this gap in research by identifying the issues facing adolescents with HIV. The main participants involved are namely: (1) 30 Malaysian adolescents with HIV from shelter homes; the personnel of the shelter homes comprising the: (2) programme coordinators; (3) staff; and (4) volunteers of the shelter homes, recruited via purposive sampling. Focus group discussions were conducted with the adolescents with HIV while semi-structured interviews were conducted with the personnel of the shelter homes. Thematic analysis was utilized in analysing findings through several themes. The findings indicated that the issues of adolescents living with HIV are Emotional issues, Behavioural issues, Social issues, Academic issues, Coping skills issues and Conative issues. |
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| spelling | iium-813122020-08-10T01:40:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/81312/ Issues faced by adolescents living with HIV in shelter homes in Malaysia Lourdunathan, Pamilia Mohamad, Mardiana Abdul Rahman, Shukran Alwi, Azlin BF Psychology UNICEF Malaysia has found that adolescents with HIV face several emotional, behavioural and social problems. Based on past literature, the result of these incidences has led to a lower well-being in these aspects. As the stage of adolescence is filled with change, inner growth, and sometimes conflict, adolescents coping with HIV face an added stressor as they strive to grow emotionally, behaviourally and socially. Given the lack of studies investigating these factors in a Malaysian setting, the present study seeks to fill this gap in research by identifying the issues facing adolescents with HIV. The main participants involved are namely: (1) 30 Malaysian adolescents with HIV from shelter homes; the personnel of the shelter homes comprising the: (2) programme coordinators; (3) staff; and (4) volunteers of the shelter homes, recruited via purposive sampling. Focus group discussions were conducted with the adolescents with HIV while semi-structured interviews were conducted with the personnel of the shelter homes. Thematic analysis was utilized in analysing findings through several themes. The findings indicated that the issues of adolescents living with HIV are Emotional issues, Behavioural issues, Social issues, Academic issues, Coping skills issues and Conative issues. 2018-10-03 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/81312/1/C21.%20Issues%20faced%20by%20adolescents%20living%20with%20HIV%20.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/81312/7/81312_Issues%20faced%20by%20adolescents.pdf Lourdunathan, Pamilia and Mohamad, Mardiana and Abdul Rahman, Shukran and Alwi, Azlin (2018) Issues faced by adolescents living with HIV in shelter homes in Malaysia. In: The 15th International Postgraduate Research Colloquium (IPRC2018), 3rd-4th October 2018, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) https://twitter.com/psycstaiium/status/1020590786210029568?lang=en |
| spellingShingle | BF Psychology Lourdunathan, Pamilia Mohamad, Mardiana Abdul Rahman, Shukran Alwi, Azlin Issues faced by adolescents living with HIV in shelter homes in Malaysia |
| title | Issues faced by adolescents living with HIV in shelter homes in Malaysia |
| title_full | Issues faced by adolescents living with HIV in shelter homes in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Issues faced by adolescents living with HIV in shelter homes in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Issues faced by adolescents living with HIV in shelter homes in Malaysia |
| title_short | Issues faced by adolescents living with HIV in shelter homes in Malaysia |
| title_sort | issues faced by adolescents living with hiv in shelter homes in malaysia |
| topic | BF Psychology |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/81312/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/81312/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/81312/1/C21.%20Issues%20faced%20by%20adolescents%20living%20with%20HIV%20.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/81312/7/81312_Issues%20faced%20by%20adolescents.pdf |