TTLV: "Exploring the model of home-based care and support for people with HIV/AIDS through peer educators" - a case study in Dong Trieu district, Quang Ninh province.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name: Dinh Thi Gam

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: January 30, 1983

4. Place of birth: Binh Nguyen, Kien Xuong, Thai Binh

5. Decision on student admission No. 1503/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH dated August 6, 2012, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process:

7. Thesis title: "Investigating the model of home-based care and support for people with HIV/AIDS through peer educators" - a case study in Dong Trieu district, Quang Ninh province.

8. Major: Social Work Code: 60.90.01.01

9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Nguyen AnWorkplace: Institute of Sociology

10. Summary of the thesis results:

This thesis studies a model of home-based care and support in the community for people with HIV/AIDS through peer educators using qualitative research. The results show the importance and effectiveness of using peer educators in home-based care and support activities for people with HIV/AIDS. The findings regarding the importance and effectiveness of using peer educators in home-based care and support programs for people with HIV/AIDS are demonstrated in the following points:

- The demand for home-based care and support for people with HIV/AIDS remains very high. - People with HIV+ often experience crises, discrimination, anxiety, sadness, denial, blame, suicidal thoughts, etc., or have negative reactions that could lead to HIV transmission. Therefore, they desperately need someone to share their feelings with, empathize with, and accept them. Especially in the final stages of the disease, the need for medical care and counseling is crucial. Most HIV/AIDS patients prefer home-based care and treatment because it suits their psychological state better, is less expensive, and reduces the burden on hospitals.

- The community highly appreciates the home care and support activities for people with HIV/AIDS provided by the volunteers. - All stakeholders of the program, from local partners, healthcare workers, members of home care teams, and beneficiaries, recognize that the comprehensive care and support activities provided by the volunteers are very good and relatively meet the care and support needs of people with HIV, those affected by HIV, and their families in the community, from physical health care needs to psychological, emotional, and spiritual support needs.

- Home-based care and support activities for people with HIV/AIDS through volunteer groups can be continued and expanded with community resources after the program ends. - Through a series of workshops mobilizing the participation of relevant departments and organizations, engaging representatives of the government and organizations in the program's activities, and through the active and enthusiastic work of the home-based care volunteer groups, local partner leaders and other departments have also become aware of a comprehensive care and support model for people with HIV, aiming to meet the diverse needs of people with HIV in terms of physical health, psychological and emotional well-being, spiritual and economic support for people with HIV and their families. This is also one of the long-term impacts of the model. After the program concludes, it can be confidently asserted that local partners are fully capable of developing comprehensive, self-reliant community-based home care programs for PLHIV.

11. Practical applications: Scaling up peer education models for various target groups such as: drug users, sex workers, street children, the elderly, people with disabilities, poor women, women who have experienced violence, juvenile offenders, etc., and in many different fields such as: healthcare, social welfare, economics, law, marriage and family...

12. Future research directions: None

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: DINH THI GAM2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: January 30, 19834. Place of birth: Thai Binh Province

5. Admission decision number: 1503/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH Dated : August 6, 2012

6. Changes in academic process:

(List the forms of change and corresponding times)

7. Official thesis title: Find understand model Community-based Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS through peer member "- A case study of Dong Trieu district, Quang Ninh province.

8. Major: Social Work9. Code: 60.90.01.01

10. Supervisors: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Dang Nguyen Anh

(Full name, academic title and degree)

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

(Summarize them with stress on thenew sensations, if any)

This thesis studies model Community-based Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS through peer members by using qualitative research method. The outcome shows the importance and the effectiveness for that uses peer member in activity Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS. The findings of importance and effectiveness in the use of peer members into the program care and support for People Living with HIV/AIDS are expressed in characteristics:

- Needs of people in care and support at home for people with HIV / AIDS is very high - Those who are HIV + have always had bad, suffer from depression, suffer from discrimination, worried depression, deny, blame, want to commit suicide, or have negative reactions to the HIV infection so desperately need someone to share, support and accept themselves. In particular, in the last stages of the disease, health care needs and consultation is very important. Most HIV/AIDS patients are to receive care and treatment at home for the match psychologically sick people get better, expensive and less overload for the hospital.

  - The Community appreciates the support, care at home for people with HIV/AIDS through peer professional - All the stakeholders of the program from local partners, medical personnel, members of the Group of home care and the beneficiaries will receive the care and support comprehensive peer members have provided is very good and relatively satisfying the care and support needs of PLHIV, those affected by HIV and their families in the community health care needs to the needs for physical support on psychological, emotional, spiritual.

- Health care and support activities at home for persons with HIV/AIDS through the peer can be continued and expanded by the resources of the community after the end of the program - With tireless advocacy of the mass Industry Committee concerning, the leftist government representatives and unions on the activities of the program and by the aggressive activities of the peer group members providing care at home, the leaders of local partners and other departments were aware of a pattern of care and comprehensive support for PLHIV, in order to meet the diverse needs of physical health care, Centerpsychic, spiritual and socio-economic support for PLHIV and family relatives. It is also one of the long-term effects of the model. After the program finishes, can be confident that the local partners are fully capable to build the home care program in the community for PLHIV in a comprehensive manner with self.

12. Practical applicability, if any:Scaling the application model of peer education for different target groups such as: drugs, prostitution, child wandering, the elderly, the disabled, women and poverty, women suffering domestic violence, child delinquency ... and in many different areas such as: health care, social welfare, economics, law, marriage, family and. ..

13. Further research directions, if any: None

14. Thesis-related publications: None