Abstract
Objective: By paying attention to the work of people with HIV/AIDS, important side of their living, this study is to analyze cognitions, copings and their factors on the work.
Materials and Methods: Three individual user of NPO care services who confracted HIV by sexual intercourses were selected as of objects analysis by a chance method. This study used a qualitative research method to examine cognition and coping with the work of individuals with HIV/AIDS by listening to their illness experiences.
Results: Findings revealedthat not only the environment of their current workplaces, but also their body and age, and the sense of their social roles have a great influence on the cognition and coping of HIV-positive people.
Conclusion: To support people with HIV/AIDS, aging and the changes of physical condition, anticipated anxiety about discrimination, and the sense of the social roles they have must be taken into consideration.
