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AWARENESS, AGE GROUP AND SEEKING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AMONG HIV/AIDS VICTIMS

    1 Author(s):  DR. HARENDRA KUMAR SHARMA

Vol -  11, Issue- 7 ,         Page(s) : 193 - 201  (2020 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to examine the role of awareness and age group in emotional support of HIV/AIDS affected individuals. Two hundred HIV victims varying along using a 2x3 factorial design with two levels of awareness ( male and female) x 3 levels of age group ( adulthood, middle and old. HIV/AIDS Awareness Scale, and Seeking Emotional Support measures were administered individually. ANOVA results show that low awareness was more for seeking emotional support in comparison to high awareness. The findings of present research revealed that awareness and age group play an important role to cast massive effect on seeking emotional support.. The implications of the findings are discussed.

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