| dc.contributor.author | Ochieng, Ogunde P | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-30T11:40:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-04-30T11:40:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/18020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | It is believed that psychological factors like stressful events, coping and social support may have
effects on individual's immunity, especially when one learn of his or her zero positive status in HIV infection. The
study aimed at exploring the effect of psychological factors like stress, coping and social support on immunity in
humans infected by HIV virus using qualitative and quantitative methods in collecting and analysis of data. A
number of stressful events including care giving to the person infected with HIV have been found to have several
effects on immune system | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The University of Nairobi | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.subject | HIV Infection | en |
| dc.subject | stress,coping and social support | en |
| dc.title | Effects of psychological factors and immunity on Hiv infection: stress,coping and social support | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| local.publisher | Department of Extra-Mural Studies | en |
