title: HIV-infected People in Sudan Moving Toward Chronic Poverty: Possible Interventions.
abstract: We sought to identify the socioeconomic impact on people living with HIV (PLWH) in Sudan. Focus group discussions were used to collect data and identify the most outstanding domains of HIV impact on PLWH and the survival mechanisms that may be common to a group of diverse HIV-infected persons (n = 30). The findings indicated that the most striking financial and social impacts were due to stigma associated with HIV in the conservative Sudanese society, which led to loss of work with all its consequences (e.g., children's education and health care expenses were affected). The socioeconomic impacts of HIV on infected populations are discussed, and suggestions for possible interventions to mitigate harmful impacts and stigma within the society, the workplace, and health care settings are highlighted. We concluded that HIV has intensified the existing problems of infected people, contributing to their vulnerability to poverty.
authors.forename: Salwa Muddthir
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: Ammar Abobakre
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Eisa
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D017281:Cost of Illness; D004192:Discrimination, Psychological; D017144:Focus Groups; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty; D011287:Prejudice; D036301:Qualitative Research; D057545:Social Stigma; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013240:Stereotyping; D013397:Sudan / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents
keywords: HIV; impact; interventions; people living with HIV; stigma