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Psychosocial Indicators of Children of Parents living with HIV in Thailand

Psychosocial Indicators of Children of Parents living with HIV in Thailand. Sung-Jae Lee, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior Center for Community Health.

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Psychosocial Indicators of Children of Parents living with HIV in Thailand

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  1. Psychosocial Indicators of Children of Parents living with HIV in Thailand Sung-Jae Lee, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior Center for Community Health XVIII International AIDS Conference: Sex and Economics: Determinants and Behaviours of Risk This study is funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research Grant (NINR R01-NR009922)

  2. Background/Methods • Children of Parents Living with HIV (PLH) in Thailand face tremendous psychosocial challenges. The negative impact of parents’ HIV on their children can result in lower self esteem, higher stress, poorer perception of their relationship with their parents, and poorer mental health. • The goal of this study is to examine ways in which children’s psychosocial and mental outcomes impact their perception of their PLH. In addition, we examined how PLH’s levels of depressive symptoms impact children’s mental and behavioral health outcomes. • A total of 205 children (aged 12-17) of 410 PLH were recruited and interviewed between 2007-2008. • Measures included PLH’s depressive symptoms, children’s perception of their relationship with PLH, self-esteem, mental health, and level of stress.

  3. Results Significant associations were observed between children perception of PLH and their stress level, self-esteem, and eight subscales of mental health Significant associations were observed between PLH’s depressive symptoms and children’s self-esteem and two subscales of Thai Emotional Quotient (motivation and problem solving)

  4. Conclusions • Our findings underscore the complex relationship between children’s mental and behavioral outcomes and their perception of their HIV-infected parents. • Interventions that address the challenges that PLH and their children face are urgently needed. In addition to the needs of PLH, such interventions should address the mental and behavioral health needs of children.

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