The role of sociocultural contexts in forming adult HIV-patients’ behavior towards the prevention of metabolic syndrome: A descriptive phenomenological study
Abstract:Background: The human immunodeficiency virus-associated metabolic syndrome (MS) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is becoming an important concern for its additional disease burdens imposed on society, intensified with limited knowledge of how to prevent and recognize the sociocultural contexts' role in dictating behavior towards the modifiable risks. The aim of the study identify the role of sociocultural contexts in shaping individual PLWHs behavior focused on how knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) influenc… Show more
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