Socio-economic status and HIV/AIDS stigma in Tanzania

AIDS Care ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 378-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mbaraka Amuri ◽  
Steve Mitchell ◽  
Anne Cockcroft ◽  
Neil Andersson
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Aids Stigma ◽  
Hiv Aids

Mortality due to HIV/AIDS in Viet Nam: time trend and related socio-economic status in some populations and periods from 2005 to 2014

AIDS Care ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 843-849
Author(s):  
Ngoan Tran Le ◽  
Thuong Van Nguyen ◽  
Huong Thuy Nguyen ◽  
Shunya Ikeda
Keyword(s):  
Time Trend ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Viet Nam ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals Pressure cooker ownership and food security in Aurangabad, India

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 818-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine L van Elsland ◽  
Marinka van der Hoeven ◽  
Shubhangini Joshi ◽  
Colleen M Doak ◽  
Maiza Campos Ponce
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Cooking Fuel ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Home Gardening ◽  
Hiv Aids

AbstractObjectiveTo explore associations between household food security and home gardening, use of soya and pressure cooker ownership in low-income households affected by HIV/AIDS in Aurangabad, India.DesignCross-sectional pilot study which assessed household food security using the validated US Department of Agriculture's food security core-module questionnaire. Questions were added to explore household environment, education, occupation, home gardening, use of soya and pressure cooker ownership. Households with very lowv. low food security were compared using logistic regression analysis, controlling for confounding by socio-economic status.SettingAurangabad is an urban setting situated in a primarily agricultural dependent area. The study was carried out in 2008, at the peak of the global food crisis.SubjectsAdult caregivers of children affiliated with the Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Aurangabad.ResultsAll except for one of 133 households were identified as food insecure (99·2 %). Of these households, 35·6 % had to cut size or skip a meal in the past 30 d. Households that cut meal size due to cooking fuel shortages were more likely to have very low food security (OR = 4·67; 95 % CI 1·62, 13·44) compared with households having no cooking fuel shortages. Owning a pressure cooker was shown to be protective against very low food security after controlling for confounding by socio-economic status (OR = 0·27; 95 % CI 0·11, 0·64).ConclusionsOnly pressure cooker ownership showed a protective association with low household food security. Pressure cookers save household fuel costs. Therefore, future interventions should explore pressure cookers as a sustainable means of improving household food security.

scholarly journals A study on depression in people living with HIV/AIDS in South-West part of Uttar Pradesh, India

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Preeti Rai ◽  
Babu L Verma
Keyword(s):  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Control Group ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Hiv Patients ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Hiv Aids

HIV/AIDS and depression are often thought to be interlinked. HIV positive cases may trigger symptoms of depression which, in turn, may result in risky sexual behavior and spread of HIV. Interviews were conducted in 104 patients of HIV/AIDS at the Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) Clinic of a teaching hospital in Uttar Pradesh (India) to study depression and examine its prevalence and association, if any, with some socio-demographic and clinical variables. The tools used to assess anxiety and depression and their severities were General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) 28 and Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) . The majority of patients were of age 35 years & above (62%), males (67%), married (85%), Hindus (88%), literate (73.1%), unemployed (35%) and of upper-lower socio-economic status (52%). Significant association of depression was found with religion, occupation and socio-economic status. Depression and anxiety were also found to be significantly associated with each other. There was, however, no association of depression with respondents’ age, gender, marital status, education, habitat, income, duration of illness from HIV/AIDS and the CD4 count. The high prevalence rate (67.3%) of depression amongst HIV patients in our study may be taken as marker to alert Counsellors of country’s ART Clinics for possible risk of depression in HIV patients. The above findings however, should be interpreted in the light of the fact that a parallel control group in the study was not included, studied sample was not large enough and the tools used to study the subjects for depression and anxiety were not adequately standardized.South East Asia Journal of Public Health Vol.5(1) 2015: 12-17

scholarly journals The effect of Literacy and Socio-economic status on issues related to adolescent girls

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 778
Author(s):  
Nilesh Gothi ◽  
Gorav Yadav ◽  
Aditi Gothi
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Health ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Common Mode ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Reproductive And Sexual Health ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background: HIV/AIDS therefore is the most devastating disease and is getting worst instead of better. Girls and young women are highly vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and lack of education makes them more so. The aim of this study to assess the effect of Literacy and Socio-economic status on issues related to adolescent girl’s Reproductive and Sexual Health like menstrual hygiene, knowledge regarding reproduction, STD, AIDS in urban slums.Methods: This is a observational community based cross –sectional study carried -out on all the Adolescent girls married and unmarried from the age group above 13 to 19 years residing in the defined area. House to house survey of the eligible subjects was done by the researcher herself using a pre-designed and pretested schedule.Results: Out of total 376 respondents, majority 310 (82.44%) of adolescent girls knew about HIV/AIDS. most of the girls (69.67%) considered ‘Sharing contaminated needles’ as common mode of HIV/AIDS transmission out of which 86.57% were from above primary and 13.42% were from up to primary educational group. Most of the girls (69.67%) knew ‘Sharing contaminated needles as common mode of HIV/AIDS transmission. Our study shows that, most of the respondents (72.69%) wanted to know more about methods of prevention, out of which 63.45%, 29.44% and 7.10% girls were from lower, middle and higher SEC respectively.Conclusions: Adolescent girls undergo physical, emotional and psychological changes. Many doubts and questions arise in their minds especially regarding reproductive and sexual health leading to worries and anxieties. The various levels where interventions can be applied to improve adolescent girl’s reproductive and sexual health.

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