Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2015

PERSONALITY DISORDER: A RISK FOR HIV INFECTION

Dr. Shrikant Meshram

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Background : The prevalence of HIV among people who are having personality disorder is higher than general population rates worldwide. Many risk behavior like sensation seeking behavioure and high risk sexual behavioure among individual with personality disorder has been identified in studies from both developed and developing countries, though sampling limitation restrict the generalizability of their result. Objective: The purpose of the current study is to investigate the prevalence and correlates of risk behavior among patients with personality disorder. Method: To obtain a representative sample, we screened 107 newly diagnosed HIV individuals from Integrated counseling and testing center (ICTC) for information regarding risk behavior associated with personality disorder. Result : In males emotionally unstable personality disorder (10.28 %) was found to be most common followed by dissocial personality disorder ( 9.34 %). Among the individual having personality disorder 27.10 % of them history of sexual exposure with commercial sex worker. 40.18 of them having history of multiple sex partner,68.22 % of them never use barrier method while having sexual activity. Discussion : Individuals with personality disorder are known to indulge in risk taking behavior due to impulsivity, inability to delay gratification and diminished judgment and insight. This may affect various area of life including substance use, sexual behavior and relational problems. Therefore these individuals may indulge in unsafe sexual practices leading to the sexually transmitted infection and contracting HIV infection. Study revealed that emotional unstable personality disorder was most common followed dissocial personality disorder.

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Dr. Shrikant Meshram Personality Disorder: A Risk For HIV Infection International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 10 October 2015

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