Shibi, R (2012) A Study to assess the quality of life and psychosocial functioning among HIV positive Children attending selected HIV care centers at Madurai, Tamilnadu. Masters thesis, Matha College of Nursing, Manamadurai.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION AIDS is an acquired immune deficiency syndrome (sometimes called slim disease) is a fatal illness caused by a retrovirus known as the human immune virus (HIV) which down the baby’s immune system. Despite the development of highly effective treatments for the disease, pediatric human immune deficiency virus infection continues to affect a substantial number of families both in the India and worldwide. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: A Study to assess the quality of life and psychosocial functioning among HIV positive Children attending selected HIV care centers at Madurai, Tamilnadu. METHODOLOGY: Quantitative approach was adopted in this study.The setting of the study is HIV care centers in Madurai. 80 samples were selected from the centers were community development care center, Madurai and St. Anns care center at Thirunagar. Purposive sampling technique was used who fulfill the inclusion criteria. OBJECTIVES: • To assess the quality of life among HIV positive children • To assess the psychosocial functioning among HIV positive children. • To find out the relationship between the quality of life and psychosocial functioning among HIV positive children • To find out the association between the quality of life of HIV positive children and their selected demographic variables like Age, Sex, Child Education, Type of family, No of siblings, parent education parental status, health status of parent and siblings, child is living with and treatment. • To find out the association between psychosocial functioning of HIV positive children and their selected demographic variables like Age, Sex, Child Education, Type of family, No of siblings, parent education parental status, health status of parent and siblings, child is living with and treatment. HYPOTHESES: • There will be a significant relationship between quality of life and psychosocial functioning of HIV positive children. • There will be a significant association between the quality of life of HIV positive children and their selected demographic variables like Age, Sex, Child Education, Type of family, No of siblings, parent education parental status, health status of parent and siblings, child is living with and treatment. • There will be a significant association between the psychosocial functioning of HIV positive children and their selected demographic variables like Age, Sex, Child Education, Type of family, No of siblings, parent education, parental status, health status of parent and siblings, child is living with and treatment. ASSUMPTIONS:
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | Reg.No.30105417 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | quality of life, psychosocial functioning, HIV positive Children, selected HIV care centers, Madurai, Tamilnadu. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Paediatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Aug 2020 18:06 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Aug 2020 18:06 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/12881 |
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