The Association between Meaning in Life and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) of HIV-Seropositive within Men who have Sex with Men (MSM); Mixed Method

Rosyad, YafiSabila and Rosyad, Hema and Sarfika, Rika (2019) The Association between Meaning in Life and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) of HIV-Seropositive within Men who have Sex with Men (MSM); Mixed Method. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 10 (10). pp. 1333-1337. ISSN 0976-5506

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Abstract

Purpose: To identify the distribution of meaning in life frequency and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) as well as to perceive and explore the association between meaning in life and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) of HIV-seropositive within MSM in Padang City, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Method: This research used a mixed method with an approach of exploratory sequence design, which was in quantitative stage through a cross-sectional design approach that intended to know the relationship between variables. 102 sample size. In the qualitative stage, the researchers used the conceptual content cognitive map (3CM) method as a data retrieval technique and then continued with the interview. Results: Characteristics of MSM in West Sumatra more than half were gay with early adulthood who were mostly on ART treatment less than one year.Almost all MSM were middle and upper educated, and they worked in sixteen sectors of employment in which the private sector was the largest. Most MSM had a meaningful life. More than half of MSM were discipline to go through ART treatment. There was a significant correlation between the meaning in life and the adherence of ART p (0,000) with the identification of several aspects that related to the meaning in life and ART adherence. They were spiritualism, lifestyle, psychological, life purpose, life achievement, knowledge, and motivation.

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