Overview of HIV/AIDS in India

Lahiry

Indian Journal of Clinical Medicine

et al. 2017

ABSTRACT:AIM: To explore the stigmatizing pattern in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and assess coping strategies adopted for quality of life (QOL) appraisal. METHoDS:In the background of a descriptive, cross-sectional research design, PLWHA attending HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) outpatient clinic at Medical College, Kolkata (n = 120) were enrolled through "snowball sampling." A brief semistructured interview schedule was used to elicit data on socio-demographics. Stigma was assessed using a 4-point scale (40-item). Quality of life was assessed using WHOQOL-BREF (World Health Organization Quality-of-Life) scale (26-item).RESuLTS: About 96.7% reported being stressed. Stigma was mostly confronted in socio-familial context. Fear of being stigmatized was much higher compared with those who actually faced stigma (69.2% vs 27.5%; P < .01). Quality of life negatively correlated with internalizing of stigma in the psychological domain (P < .01). Proportion experiencing actual stigma (women vs men: 79% vs 74%) experienced an above moderate QOL. Multiple defense mechanisms were identified. "Altruism," "Anticipation," and "Humor" were the most preferred defense strategies. However, such coping strategies appeared to be self-taught and only modestly helpful in managing perceived stigma. ConCLuSIonS:People living with HIV/AIDS should avoid internalizing stigmatized feeling and engage in social activities to work toward a better QOL.

Section: Indian Journal Of Clinical Medicine 00(0)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Study on Defense Mechanisms to Cope With Stress Due to Stigma Among People Living With HIV/AIDS Reported in Eastern India: A Single Center Experience

Lahiry

Indian Journal of Clinical Medicine

et al. 2017

SAARC J. Tuber. Lung Dis. HIV/AIDS

“…3 Currently in India 2.5 million people are infected with HIV of whom 40% are co-infected with TB. 4,5 HIV-TB co-infection represents a deadly combination. The co-infection is associated with various factors like malnutrition, unemployment, alcoholism, drug abuse, poverty, homelessness and illiteracy.…”

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confidence: 99%

Prevalence Of Tuberculosis Among Hiv Positive Patients Attending Ictc In A Tertiary Care Institute In Ahmadabad, A Western City Of India

Nayak

Karia

Patel

et al. 2013

“…In India, women comprise 40% of HIV-positive adult individuals [4], and sex with an infected husband is considered to represent women's greatest risk for HIV [5,6]. Recent evidence suggests a stable rate of HIV among married women attending STI clinics [7] and an increasing proportion of women among reported HIV cases in India [4]; thus, understanding HIV risk factors for married men and among couples is key to addressing spousal transmission of HIV in India.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Male Migration/Mobility and HIV Among Married Couples: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Nationally Representative Data from India

Saggurti

Nair

Malviya³

et al. 2011

AIDS Behav

This paper examines the associations between male migration and mobility with HIV among married couples in India. Cross-sectional analyses of a nationally representative household survey conducted across all 29 states of India from 2005 to 2006 via the National Family Health Survey-3 (NFHS-3) included a subsample of 27,771 married couples who were tested for HIV as a part of their participation. Both bi-variate and multi-variate analyses were conducted. About 0.5% of the total married couples in the current study included an HIV-infected partner; 0.11% were HIV concordant and 0.38% were HIV serodiscordant couples. Adjusted logistic regression analyses demonstrated that HIV infection in couples (seroconcordant or serodiscordant) was significantly more likely among those couples where the man was migrant but not mobile and those couples where the man was migrant as well as mobile, relative to those couples where the man was neither migrant nor mobile. Male migration increases the risk for HIV among married couples in India, largely in the form of serodiscordance in which men are HIV infected. These findings document the need for not only primary prevention efforts to reduce HIV acquisition among migrant male workers, particularly more mobile migrants, but also efforts are needed to reduce subsequent transmission to their wives.