Emotional and relationship dynamics between HIV sero discordance and concordance couples: a narrative literature review and theoretical framework

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dc.contributor.authorMwakalapuka, Amani
dc.contributor.authorMwampagatwa, Ipyana
dc.contributor.authorBali, Theodora
dc.contributor.authorMwashambwa, Masumbuko
dc.contributor.authorKibusi, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-13T09:23:57Z
dc.date.available2021-05-13T09:23:57Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionFull text Article. Also available at http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2456-0596.0202001en_US
dc.description.abstractTanzania is among the countries with high prevalence of HIV prevalence in the World. Despite the fact that the epidemic has been, and still is a threat to persons of all ages, recent studies have suggested that most new infections occur among couples in stable relationships. Infected couples are categorised into two: the positive concordant, where both the partners are HIV positive; and sero-discordant couples, where one partner is HIV positive while the other is negative. Recently, researchers and many other stake-holders working on the HIV/AIDS epidemic have given a remarkable attention to this astonishing reality. For instance one study in East and Southern Africa indicates that there are great variations of discordancy varying from 36% to 85%, with an overall rate of 49%. HIV couple sero-discordancy is responsible for varied levels of psychological distress including heightened levels of anxiety, poor emotional adaptation and increased or excessive substance use, most often coupled with exclusion and social isolation within family and in the neighbourhood. However, to date the influence of sero-discordancy on family and couple relationship functioning and how it differs from that among concordant couples remains elusive. Discordancy have been associated with more difficulties as compared to the seroconverted couples, these include relationship and emotional disturbances, sexual contact distancing, marital separation and disruptions. The Lazarus and Folkmans (1984)s Transactional Model can be helpful in understanding individuals with HIV discordancy on their emotional response, coping strategies and the ultimate decisions towards their marital relationships fate. Couple sero-discordancy, HIV/AIDS, Theory, Emotional problems, psychosocial problems, Literature review.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMwakalapuka, A., Mwampagatwa, I, Bali, T., Mwashambwa, M., Kibusi, S., & Mwansisya, T. (2017). Emotional and relationship dynamics between HIV serodiscordance and concordance couples: a narrative literature review and theoretical framework. ARC Journal of public health and community medicine, 2(2), 1.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2456-0596.0202001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3070
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherARC Publications Private Limiteden_US
dc.subjectHIVen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectAIDSen_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.subjectHIV positiveen_US
dc.subjectHIV infectionsen_US
dc.subjectMarital lifeen_US
dc.subjectAcquired immunodeficiency syndromeen_US
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virusen_US
dc.subjectHIV serodiscordanceen_US
dc.titleEmotional and relationship dynamics between HIV sero discordance and concordance couples: a narrative literature review and theoretical frameworken_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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