Recent Advancement in the Situation of Women Living With HIV/AIDS in Dakshina Kannada
IJMIE, Vol. 5(7), July 2015
9 Pages Posted: 28 Apr 2017
Date Written: July 2015
Abstract
Human Immuno-deficiency Virus and Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) related to recent advancement in the situation of women living with HIV/AIDS, slightly going to change in the present society. This disease is associated with stigma and discrimination, represents the “second pandemic” with labeling, stereotyping, separating, and discriminating. People show their fear of acquiring the disease when they came to know the positive status of a person and want to keep distance as much as possible. Women are more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS than men due to the powerlessness and the risk of exposure to HIV infections. The cultural, economic, social and subordination of HIV Positive women in the society worsen their situation. Early sexual intercourse due to child marriage and early marriage, transmission of infection from life partner, lack of choice and control over their lives or over that of their husband's life outside the marriage, poor access to health due to illiteracy and ignorance, secondary status in the family and society, etc, are the causes for HIV in women. Gender inequity & Male domination, Poverty, Increasing urbanization migration, Lack of information, Inadequate & isolated information, Isolated & marginal civil society, Oppressed & disadvantaged communities are the factors that reinforce HIV/AIDS. The recent advancement is helpful in reducing the new cases but not contributed to reduce the stigma in society. The change in the attitude will occur in those people who have successful in maintain the secrecy of their status. Counseling, health education and empowerment played a tremendous role in reducing the negative impacts of HIV/AIDS. In this paper researcher highlighted the causes and problems faced by the positive women and the recent advancement strategies to reduce the consequence both on positive people and in the society. In this paper the Researcher discussed the information which is collected directly from the field through 50 samples and out of these 25 case studies.
Keywords: HIV/AIDS, Stigma, and Women
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