Perceptions of people living with HIV/AIDS.

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dc.contributor.authorTaraphdar, Pranita
dc.contributor.authorRay, Tapobrata Guha
dc.contributor.authorHaldar, Dibakar
dc.contributor.authorDasgupta, Aparajita
dc.contributor.authorSaha, Bibhuti
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-12T08:14:28Z
dc.date.available2013-03-12T08:14:28Z
dc.date.issued2010-10
dc.description.abstractBackground: HIV/AIDS being a behavioral disease, appropriate knowledge is important for those who are infected. Objectives: To elicit and compare knowledge and attitude about HIV/AIDS among newly diagnosed and previously diagnosed HIV/AIDS patients attending or admitted in Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, (CSTM), Kolkata. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was undertaken among previously diagnosed HIV/AIDS Patients admitted in indoor wards and newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS patients attending Integrated Counseling and Testing Centre (ICTC) of the School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata. Data were gathered by interviewing patients using a predesigned, pretested, semi-structured questionnaire. Results: More in-patients had heard about AIDS than ICTC patients. Television was the most popular source of information in both groups, followed by health personnel and friends. Correct knowledge about transmission, symptoms, prevention of AIDS, and lifestyles desirable for affected patients was significantly higher among in-patients who had already been counseled, than the newly diagnosed ICTC patients yet to receive. Within each group of patients, the knowledge score was significantly higher among females, Christians, urban residents, patients educated beyond middle school, and non- migrants. In-patients had a significantly higher attitudinal score toward HIV/AIDS. Conclusion: Repeated counseling is required to keep up high level of knowledge and positive attitude pertaining to HIV/AIDS to reduce risk behavior, prevent disease transmission, and improve quality of life.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTaraphdar Pranita, Ray Tapobrata Guha, Haldar Dibakar, Dasgupta Aparajita, Saha Bibhuti. Perceptions of people living with HIV/AIDS. Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2010 Oct; 64(10) 441-447.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/145565
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.indianjmedsci.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5359;year=2010;volume=64;issue=10;spage=441;epage=447;aulast=Taraphdaren_US
dc.subjectCounselingen_US
dc.subjectICTCen_US
dc.subjectknowledge-attitudeen_US
dc.subjectlife-styleen_US
dc.subjectPLWHAsen_US
dc.subject.meshAcquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome --diagnosis
dc.subject.meshAcquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshAcquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome --transmission
dc.subject.meshCounseling --methods
dc.subject.meshContinuity of Patient Care
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.meshHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
dc.subject.meshHIV Infections --psychology
dc.subject.meshHIV Long-Term Survivors
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIndia
dc.subject.meshInpatients --education
dc.subject.meshOutpatients --education
dc.subject.meshPatient Education as Topic
dc.subject.meshPerception
dc.subject.meshPopulation Groups
dc.subject.meshQuality of Life
dc.subject.meshQuestionnaires
dc.titlePerceptions of people living with HIV/AIDS.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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