Individual beliefs and family resilience among people living with HIV

Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has become a manageable chronic disease with the help of antiretroviral therapy (ART).Positive individual beliefs of people living with HIV (PLWH) is increasing, shaping a great resilience.Resilience occur not only in PLWH, but also in their families.Family resilience affect PLWH confidence to manage their health.This study aimed to analyze the relationship between individual beliefs and family resilience among PLWH. Material and methods:Cross-sectional survey among 100 PLWH using purposive sampling was used in the present study.Instrument was adopted from family empowerment scale (FES) questionnaire.Depression management, adherence to treatment, managing symptoms, communication with healthcare providers, social support, and fatigue were assessed to examine the relationship with family resilience.Spearman's rho test was applied for data analysis.Results: Most of the respondents were males (51%) and between 30-49 years old (72%).Communication with healthcare providers (p = 0.01, r = 0.271), social support (p = 0.00, r = 0.375), adherence to treatment (p = 0.04, r = 0.283), and family resilience had a moderate relationship, while depression management (p = 0.06, r = 0.271), symptoms management (p = 0.10, r = 0.256), and fatigue management (p = 0.16, r = 0.108) did not correlate. Conclusions:Consistent medical care treatment is the key to viral suppression; therefore, interventions are needed to simultaneously address key factors at different levels.Furthermore, poor adherence results in negative outcomes, including morbidity and mortality as well as an increased likelihood of transmitting HIV to sexual or drug-using partners.