Understanding the Experiences of Doctors who Undertake Elective Surgery on HIV/AIDS Patients in an Area of High Incidence in South Africa
Afr. j. AIDS res. (Online)
; 9(1): 11-16, 2010.
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in English
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| ID: biblio-1256730
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ABSTRACT
This study investigates the experiences of doctors who perform elective surgical procedures in an area of South Africa with a high incidence of HIV and AIDS. A qualitative study approach was adopted. Interviews were individually conducted with 15 doctors. The transcribed interviews were read four times; each with a different data-collection purpose; and follow-up interviews were carried out when it was necessary to complete the data set. Surgical doctors from two semi-urban hospitals and one rural hospital in northern KwaZulu-Natal province took part in the study. The analysis of the interviews rendered four areas of concern in the experiences of doctors who perform surgery on HIV/AIDS patients. These were personal factors; patient factors; factors relating to the structure of the health system; and factors concerning protocols for the treatment of patients with HIV or AIDS. Although the doctors were altruistic in their approaches to operating on HIV/AIDS patients; they commonly mentioned the increased levels of stress they experience as a result of a multiplicity of issues surrounding the treatment and care of an HIV/AIDS patient specifically. The public health system has not made special arrangements to deal with the increased patient loads in hospitals as a result of the HIV epidemic; and this will have to be addressed as the number of HIV/AIDS patients increases
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Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Surgical Procedures, Operative
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HIV Infections
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Incidence study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Afr. j. AIDS res. (Online)
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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