Psycho Social Problems of Women living with HIV/AIDS: An Empirical study in Andhra Pradesh.

Prof. R. Jayasree; Dr. V. Sarada

Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

Psycho Social Problems of Women living with HIV/AIDS: An Empirical study in Andhra Pradesh.

Prof. R. Jayasree, Dr. V. Sarada

Abstract :

HIV Positive women continue to face severe problems on personal, social, Psychological, economic and health fronts. Respondents of the present study face very high levels of stigma associated with HIV/AIDS. Most of them face isolation and discrimination at social gatherings by fellow villagers . Some of them have HIV Positive children. They are the worst affected. Fear about death was common among HIV positive women. Overall assessment showed that HIV positive women need strong support from family and society. All the interventions related to HIV positive women need to go hand in hand to promote Hope and Confidence to women to live positively with HIV.