Loneliness and perceived social support in pregnancy and early postpartum of mothers living with HIV in Ontario, Canada

AIDS Care
S KhanMona R Loutfy

Abstract

The HIV Mothering Study (n = 72) was a prospective, observational, cohort study exploring psychosocial experiences and needs of WLWHIV in pregnancy and postpartum. We performed quantitative analysis of determinants of loneliness (UCLA Loneliness Scale) and lower perceived social support (SS) (Medical Outcomes Study-Social Support Survey). The hypothesized determinants included: age, years with HIV, racism (Everyday Discrimination Scale), depression (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale [EPDS]), nadir CD4 (<200 cells/μL), tertiary vs. community HIV care, and marital status. The median age was 33 (IQR = 30-37); 65.3% were African/Caribbean/Black. Multivariable analyses revealed associations between marital status and perceived social support (β = -16.48, p < 0.0001), and this association was also seen with change over time (p = 0.02). Variables associated with SS that did not change over time were: income, EDS racism, EPDS score. Significant associations with loneliness were seen with the same variables associated with SS. Variables associated with loneliness that also changed over time were: EDS Racism (β = 0.22, p = 0.0005, and over time p = 0.003), and EPDS score (β = 0.74, p < 0.0001), and over time (p = 0.0211). Variables as...Continue Reading

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