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An exploratory study of resilience among asylum seekers living with HIV Version : 1 Date : 8 August 2012
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Okello, James |
| Abstract | 2. Results: Based on the operational definition of ‘resilience’ adopted by the study (paragraph 5,last sentence) I would prefer that the authors use a more descriptive term other than making reference to resilience only as ‘tenuous’ and to make specific reference to (all) resilience factors identified by the study, (for example access to HIV treatment) rather than threats to resilience only. 3. Conclusions: the conclusions appear redundant, do not reflect the essence of the paper and overemphasize the role of policies. Background: 4) paragraph3 The sentence beginning.. ‘The act of migration generates new stimuli and life as an asylum is shaped by new experiences’ is unclear to me and therefore how exactly it follows as pre-migration or posts migration ‘stressor’ 5) In the fourth paragraph, I think most readers would know coming to the UK would increase the chances of one testing for HIV and that it would be difficult to estimate whether or not it was acquired pre or post migration. ; I would still consider having HIV as a ‘stressor’ (irrespective of the opportunities that come with it, such as the possibility of seeing a caring consultant) and not an ‘add on’ as is implied here. 6) paragraph 3 and 4:It is not entirely clear to me if this study focuses on the ‘ongoing’ role of pre-and post-migration stressors for those living with HIV or the independent role of living with HIV (as a stressor) as an asylum seeker. The study results appear to reflect the former rather than the latter. 7) Paragraph 4: sentence 6, 7 and 8 need to be tightened to avoid redundancy. 8) The three potential stressors here include: the delay in decision regarding the asylum status for those living with HIV, the event of and implications of an unsuccessful application, and living with HIV(or a positive HIV test result). From the authors’ operational definition of resilience...the ability to react positively when things go wrong. Which of these do they refer to? Methods 9)Study design: Although it is understandable that HIV and asylum service providers’ inputs were important to guide the design of the study, it is not clear if the resilience or threats to resilience can be measured from the perspective of service providers, as has been referred in the results. The role of the service providers should be clearly defined and little or no reference made in the results section regarding resilience factors. On the other hand, if the intention of the authors was to measure what the service providers considered resilience factors, then this should be explicitly stated and differentiated, both in the results and discussion sections of this paper. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://static-content.springer.com/openpeerreview/art:10.1186%2F1471-2458-12-926/12889_2012_4799_ReviewerReport_V1_R1.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Report |
