Stress Coping and Its Influencing Factors in Persons Living with HIV/ AIDS (PLHA)

Introduction: Worldwide, the HIV/AIDS epidemic is continuing to be athreat to the mankind. It is highly significant to understand protectivefactors like stress coping among People Living with HIV/ AIDS (PLHA)Objective: The aim of the study is to study stress coping and itsinfluencing factors in PLHA.Methods: A total of 750 PLHAs were registered in the district. Amongthese, 210 participants were selected using simple random sampling method for this cross-sectional study. The researcher used the scale-stress coping resources inventory by Kenneth B Matheny and Christopher J McCarthy. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics and tests.Results: The overall score for stress coping skills revealed that 63.8% ofthe respondents had above-average stress coping, 36.2% had average stress coping and none were reported as having superior or below-average stress coping. The study also illustrated that stress coping is being influenced by occupation, marital status and religious belief.Conclusion: A significant number of respondents were found to behaving average stress coping which indicates the need for strengtheningthe coping. How to cite this article:Sobhith V K, Solomon M D. Stress Coping and ItsInfluencing Factors in Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA). J Commun Dis. 2024;56(4):81-85. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/0019.5138.202474