Quality of Life Among People Living with HIV/AIDS

Abstract

HIV/AIDS is the most pandemic and dreaded sexual health related disease among the other chronic diseases affecting the human lives. The prevalence of the HIV/AIDS not only encounters the quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHIV/AIDS) but also affects their daily routine. The objective of the study was to find the quality of life among the PLWHIV/AIDS. A comparative study was done on 100 HIV/AIDS infected people (50 from Jaipur and 50 from Bharatpur) using WHOQOL BREF scale. The result shows a significant difference in quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS in metropolitan city and small city. Males are showing a higher level of mean value in all the respective domains of quality of life compared to females of Jaipur and Bharatpur.