HIV is still incurable and the stigma of this infection has many implications for human beings, especially in developing countries. This book discusses the many psychological, social and economical problems of infected individuals, besides coping strategies. Infected individuals develop psychological problems because they give in to misconceptions that they are suffering from an incurable and deadly disease. To help them cope with HIV, they need emotional support. They also need to take proper nutrition and expensive medical care. To get over their sadness, they watch TV, listen to music, talk with friends and neighbors and turn to religion.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ranjana Singh
Dr. Ranjana Singh is a Project Associate in RPC (Research and Publication Committee) and Fellow Programme in Management Committee at Indian Institute of Management, Indore. She obtained her doctoral degree from International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, and joined at IIM, Indore. She has received training in both quantitative and qualitative techniques of research, and has done Masters in Statistics from Banaras Hindu University and Masters in Population Studies from International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai. She was a recipient of gold medal in graduate studies. She has presented research papers at various national as well as international conferences. She traveled to Brazil, Bangkok and Los Angeles to present her papers in the conferences. She has also publihsed several papers, a few which are published.
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