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| Abstract #2028 - Kids in focus: Children and HIV | ||||
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Session: 7.1: Kids in focus: Children and HIV (Parallel) on Wednesday @ 11.30-13.00 in C001 Chaired by Naume Kupe, Ashraf Grimwood Authors: Presenting Author: Prof Junfeng Zhao - Henan University , China |
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| Aim: Background: It is estimated that, more than 90 thousands Chinese parents are HIV infected and AIDS, whose HIV/AIDS status negatively influence children’s psychosocial well-being. Global literature revealed the efficacy of resilience-based intervention program in improving psychosocial well-being among vulnerable children. However, scant evidence showed such intervention was conducted among children affected by parental HIV/AIDS in China. Objective: We designed and implemented a resilience-based multi-level psychosocial intervention among children affected by parental HIV/AIDS in China. This analysis evaluates intervention in enhancing resilience-related competences (i.e., positive coping, future orientation, hope, and future control), resilience, and psychological well-being (self-esteem and self-concept). | ||||
| Method / Issue: Method: Seven hundred and nighty children (408 boys and 382 girls) aged from 6 to 17 years old (M=10.51) were recruited from rural area in Henan, China. At least one parent of participants is living with HIV. Participants were randomly assigned to intervention group (N=595) and control group (N=195). The intervention consisted of three-level components (child, parent, and community). The intervention participants received a 10-session child peer-group activities and 4-session caregiver parenting training program, which emphasized a set of resiliency competences. Surveys were collected at baseline, 6-month follow-up and 12 month-up. The 6-month and 12-month follow-up rates are 91.8% and 86.3%, respectively. | ||||
| Results / Comments: Result: The Repeated measures of ANOVA showed that resilience, resilience-related competences (i.e., positive coping, future orientation, hope, and future control) and psychosocial well-being (i.e., self-esteem and self-concept) were significantly different between the intervention and control group at 6-month and 12 month follow-ups. Moreover, the mixed-effects regression indicated significant time × intervention assignment interaction in all intervention outcomes variables, revealing that improvement of resilience, resilience-related competences, and psychosocial well-being were significantly greater in intervention group than in control group over three time points. | ||||
| Discussion: Conclusion: The current study suggests that the resilience-based multi-level psychosocial intervention can be efficacious in promoting resilience, resiliency competences, and psychosocial well-being among children affected by parental HIV/AIDS in China. | ||||
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