Patterns of tobacco, alcohol and drug consumption following a positive HIV diagnosis. The speeches of experience

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Published: 2024-05-12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.57087/edupsykhe.v21i1.4681

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Bernardo Adrián Robles Aguirre
Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM y Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia, INAH.
Lilia Mestas Hernández
Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM
Fernando Gordillo León
Universidad de Salamanca

Abstract

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) continue to represent one of the main health problems facing today's society. In the present study we will focus our interest on knowing how tobacco, alcohol and drug consumption patterns develop in the recognition and coping with the diagnosis of HIV. Identify what value they attribute to it and record whether this facilitates or hinders the process of acceptance and incorporation of HIV into daily life. For this purpose, semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine people and were aimed at recovering the experience of HIV. The results show that, although for the majority of those interviewed, alcohol and drug consumption decreased significantly once they learned of their positive diagnosis, some others recognized an increase in tobacco use. On the other hand, it was identified that attending support groups allows them to create effective strategies to confront, assimilate and incorporate HIV into their lives.

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Vol. 21 No. 1 (2024)

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Patterns of tobacco, alcohol and drug consumption following a positive HIV diagnosis. The speeches of experience. (2024). Edupsykhé. Revista De Psicología Y Educación, 21(1), 26-57. https://doi.org/10.57087/edupsykhe.v21i1.4681