June 2015

Influence of self-concealed psycho-social factors as predictors on the effectiveness of sexual self-disclosure during voluntary counseling and testing among university students in Kenya

Four hundred and fifty six third year undergraduate students from the University of Nairobi, Kenyatta University and Egerton University were studied to find out the influence of self-concealed psycho-social factors as predictors on the effectiveness of sexual self-disclosure during voluntary counselling and testing among university students in Kenya. Results revealed there is a significant relationship between...

Author(s): Mokua Gilbert Maroko, Fredrick Ogola, Musau Kithuka, Haniel Nyaga Gatumu, Nyutu Jane Gathoni, Njuguna Christina Nyamugoro and Anthony Muriithi Ireri

June 2015

Factors associated with mental health symptoms in women living with HIV in Southern India: An exploratory study

Limited research has focused on the mental health of HIV-infected women in resource poor settings such as rural India. This study attempts to fill this gap in the literature, through conducting standardized interviews with 20 HIV-infected women in rural, Southern India. Variables of interest included trauma exposure, mental health symptoms, shame, guilt, social support, negative social reactions, coping, and HIV...

Author(s): Kendall Sauer, Courtney Welton-Mitchell, Sara Anderson and N. M. Samuel