Religiosity in Malay Patients with HIV/AIDS: Correlation with Emotional Distress

Othman, Zahiruddin and Fadzil, Nor Asyikin and Zakaria, Rahimah and Jaapar, Sharifah Zubaidiah Syed and Husain, Maruzairi (2015) Religiosity in Malay Patients with HIV/AIDS: Correlation with Emotional Distress. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 23 (2). pp. 170-174. ISSN 1990-9233

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Abstract

Religion promotes better health behavior, including less drug use and safer sexual practices. A total of 100 (60 males, 40 females) Malay Muslim HIV/AIDS patients were recruited in this study. Religiosity, emotional distress and stigma were measured using Hatta Islamic Religiosity Scale (HIRS), Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS)-21 and HIV Stigma Scale (HSS), respectively. It was found depression, anxiety and stress occurred in 28%, 6% and 2% of all subjects. Female were significantly more depressed than male subjects (P=0.006). Islamic practice was significantly higher in male subject (P<0.001). The Islamic religious practice was correlated with lower emotional distress; depression (r= -0.31, P= 0.016), anxiety (r= -0.25, P= 0.012) and stress (r= -0.28, P=0.015). Islamic religious knowledge was fairly correlated with disclosure concern (r=0.25, P=0.003). In conclusion, lower emotional distress was correlated with Islamic religious practice but not knowledge. Therefore, it is important to ensure improvement of Islamic practice in rehabilitation programs of HIV/AIDS patients

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Religiosity HIV/AIDS Emotional Distress Stigma Malay
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Divisions:	Kampus Kesihatan (Health Campus) > Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan (School of Medical Sciences) > Article Zoom Profil Pakar (Expert Profile) > Zahiruddin Othman (Medical Sciences)
Depositing User:	Administrator Automasi
Date Deposited:	13 May 2019 07:29
Last Modified:	13 May 2019 07:29
URI:	http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/44321

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