TY - JOUR
T1 - Language and Culture in Health Literacy for People Living with HIV
T2 - Perspectives of Health Care Providers and Professional Care Team Members
AU - Mogobe, Keitshokile Dintle
AU - Shaibu, Sheila
AU - Matshediso, Ellah
AU - Sabone, Motshedisi
AU - Ntsayagae, Esther
AU - Nicholas, Patrice K.
AU - Portillo, Carmen J.
AU - Corless, Inge B.
AU - Rose, Carol Dawson
AU - Johnson, Mallory O.
AU - Webel, Allison
AU - Cuca, Yvette
AU - Rivero-Méndez, Marta
AU - Solís Báez, Solymar S.
AU - Nokes, Kathleen
AU - Reyes, Darcel
AU - Kemppainen, Jeanne
AU - Reid, Paula
AU - Sanzero Eller, Lucille
AU - Lindgren, Teri
AU - Holzemer, William L.
AU - Wantland, Dean
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Keitshokile Dintle Mogobe et al.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Low health literacy has been linked to inadequate engagement in care and may serve as a contributor to poor health outcomes among people living with HIV and AIDS. The purpose of this paper was to examine the perspectives of health care providers and professional care team members regarding health literacy in HIV disease. A secondary data analysis was conducted from a qualitative study aimed at understanding factors that help an HIV positive person to manage their HIV disease. Data were collected from sites in Botswana, the US, and Puerto Rico. In the parent study, data were collected through focus group discussions with 135 people living with HIV, 32 HIV health care providers (HCPs), and 39 HIV professional care team members (PCTMs). SPSS was used to analyze quantitative data while ATLAS.ti was used to analyze qualitative data. The findings from analyses of the perspectives of HCPs/PCTMs suggested that linguistic and cultural factors were important themes in the exchange of HIV information between health care providers and PLHIV. These themes included ineffective communication, health seeking behavior, cultural facilitators, and complementary and alternative/traditional healing methods. Thus, this study suggests that language and culture have a major role in health literacy for PLHIV.
AB - Low health literacy has been linked to inadequate engagement in care and may serve as a contributor to poor health outcomes among people living with HIV and AIDS. The purpose of this paper was to examine the perspectives of health care providers and professional care team members regarding health literacy in HIV disease. A secondary data analysis was conducted from a qualitative study aimed at understanding factors that help an HIV positive person to manage their HIV disease. Data were collected from sites in Botswana, the US, and Puerto Rico. In the parent study, data were collected through focus group discussions with 135 people living with HIV, 32 HIV health care providers (HCPs), and 39 HIV professional care team members (PCTMs). SPSS was used to analyze quantitative data while ATLAS.ti was used to analyze qualitative data. The findings from analyses of the perspectives of HCPs/PCTMs suggested that linguistic and cultural factors were important themes in the exchange of HIV information between health care providers and PLHIV. These themes included ineffective communication, health seeking behavior, cultural facilitators, and complementary and alternative/traditional healing methods. Thus, this study suggests that language and culture have a major role in health literacy for PLHIV.
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U2 - 10.1155/2016/5015707
DO - 10.1155/2016/5015707
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84975322184
SN - 2090-1240
VL - 2016
JO - AIDS Research and Treatment
JF - AIDS Research and Treatment
M1 - 5015707
ER -