A Study on Situation Analysis of HIV/AIDS Infected, Affected and Destitute Children of Rural Area Between Namakkal and Dindigul Districts, Tamil Nadu, India
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International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) ISSN (Online): 2319 – 7722, ISSN (Print): 2319 – 7714 www.ijhssi.org ||Volume 9 Issue 6 Ser. III || June 2020 || PP 55-62 A Study on Situation Analysis of HIV/AIDS Infected, Affected and Destitute Children of Rural Area between Namakkal and Dindigul Districts, Tamil Nadu, India. M.SRIDEVI1 AND DR.A.BRITTO SELVARAJ2 1Lecturer in DHPE, GIRH and FWT Gandhigram, Dindigul. 2 Director, SSH (NGO), Sempatti, Dindigul. ABSTRACT Background The epidemic of HIV/AIDS has sown its stressful impacts upon the HIV/AIDS infected persons and their families particularly among their children. These children have to suffer a lot in their life without care security and support. Either they become orphaned or live with their single parents. HIV/AIDS infected persons are subjected to social stigma and discrimination and so the children. As per Census 2011 India has 16.45 Cr children in the age group 0-6 years and 37.24 Cr in the age group 0-14 years. The children who had been acquired the HIV/AIDS infection or their parents with the syndrome have to struggle living their life without adequate nutrition, education and protection even if they hail from extended family system since they succumb to the stigmatization. The estimated prevalence of HIV/AIDS among 15 to 49 age group was 0.22% in 2017. 87.58 thousand People were newly infected with HIV/AIDS in 2017 while 69.11 thousand PLHIV died from AIDS related causes in the same year (HIV estimation 2017 technical report NACO). Tamil Nadu is one of the high risk state of HIV/AIDS. The adult HIV prevalence among 15-49 years old people has declined in Tamil Nadu and the point prevalence is consistent with India (0.22%). In Tamil Nadu 6000 children are currently under antiretroviral therapy. But there is no exact statistics about how many children had been affected or orphaned by HIV/AIDS due to the death of parents or single parent. These children may not be able to avail the services entitled by the legislation promulgated for the welfare of the children due to various reasons like lack of awareness about the law, services provided to the children and accessibility of service delivery etc. According to the main report volume -1 of the Review committee of the Child Care Institution, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt. of India (September,2018) 744 children who were affected/infected by HIV/AIDS were residing in the Child Care Institutions of Tamil Nadu state. Out of 744 children 131 boys and 204 girls were infected by HIV/AIDS. In absence of care and support the children become destitute and face many threats in their childhood by means of stigma and discrimination which in turn weakens social support system and impact on their life. Hence it necessitates the Government and civil societies to come out with a solution to the struggle of the HIV/AIDS affected/infected and destitute children to live their life with dignity and care and support as others. In this context the study is intended to analyze the situation of the HIV/AIDS infected, affected and destitute children in rural area of Namakkal and Dindigul districts. The focus of the study was analyzing and understanding the situation of the HIV/AIDS affected, infected and destitute children who are poor and living in the rural area of Namakkal and Dindigul Districts. KEYWARDS: HIV AIDS, CAA, CIA, destitute children, situation analysis OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 1. To review the lining conditions of the HIV/AIDS infected, affected and destitute poor children in rural area. 2. To understand the linkage between unawareness and poor reproductive health practices among the adolescent children in the context of HIV/AIDS. 3. To understand the factors influencing the education of the HIV/AIDS affected, infected and destitute adolescent children. STUDY DESIGN The study is a comparative analysis descriptive study conducted among the HIV/AIDS affected, infected and destitute poor children living in the rural area of Namakkal and Dindigul districts. The sample universe is 60 (adolescent) children (30 from Dindigul and 30 from Namakkal districts) both male and female, in the age group of 14 to 17 years, Children affected by HIV/AIDS (CAA), Children infected by HIV/AIDS (CIA) and destitute of HIV/AIDS. The universal sampling technique was adopted to collect information from the respondents. The data collected were computed and analyzed and the findings were compared and described in terms of proportions and percentage. A structured schedule was prepared with due care to collect required data for the study and then pre tested among for reliability and validity for collecting data and necessary modifications were carried out in the study tool and used to collect data from the study universe. DOI: 10.35629/7722-0906035562 www.ijhssi.org 55 | Page A Study on Situation Analysis of HIV/AIDS Infected, Affected and Destitute Children of Rural .. Conclusion This study on comparative situation analysis of HIV/AIDS infected, affected and destitute poor children in rural areas in Namakkal and Dindigul districts was undertaken with a view to analyze the situation of the HIV infected, affected and destitute children and compare. The findings of the study explained the educational needs and assistance required to continue the education of the respondent children. The study also brought out the importance of educating the children on reproductive health, sex and sexuality. These children are willing to participate in extracurricular activities such as sports and music etc. This will enhance their social mobilization and come out of social stigma and discrimination. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Date of Submission: 07-06-2020 Date of Acceptance: 22-06-2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- I. INTRODUCTION The epidemic of HIV/AIDS has sown its stressful impacts upon the HIV/AIDS infected persons and their families particularly among their children. These children have to suffer a lot in their life without care security and support. Either they become orphaned or live with their single parents. HIV/AIDS infected persons are subjected to social stigma and discrimination and so the children. As per Census 2011 India, has 16.45 Cr children in the age group 0-6 years and 37.24 Cr in the age group 0-14 years. The children who had been acquired the HIV/AIDS infection or their parents with the syndrome have to struggle living their life without adequate nutrition, education and protection even if they hail from extended family system since they succumb to the stigmatization. The estimated prevalence of HIV/AIDS among 15 to 49 age group was 0.22% in 2017. 87.58 thousand People were newly infected with HIV/AIDS in 2017 while 69.11 thousand PLHIV died from AIDS related causes in the same year (HIV estimation 2017 technical report NACO). India has estimated that 1.45 lakh children below the age of 15 years are infected with HIV/AIDS. Tamil Nadu is one of the high risk states of HIV/AIDS. The adult HIV prevalence among 15-49 years old people has declined in Tamil Nadu and the point prevalence is consistent with India (0.22%). In Tamil Nadu 6000 children are currently under antiretroviral therapy. But there is no exact statistics about how many children had been affected or orphaned by HIV/AIDS due to the death of parents or single parent. The children have to overcome with certain situations which are unfavourable to them. The situations which victimize the children are sexual abuse, trafficking, child marriage, illegal adoption, pornography and HIV/AIDS. The children of PLHIV are also found orphaned or abandoned. These children may not be able to avail the services entitled by the legislation promulgated for the welfare of the children due to various reasons like lack of awareness about the law, services provided to the children and accessibility of service delivery. According to the main report volume -1 of the Review committee of the Child Care Institution, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt. of India (September,2018) 744 children who were affected/infected by HIV/AIDS were residing in the Child Care Institutions of Tamil Nadu state. Out of 744 children 131 boys and 204 girls were infected by HIV/AIDS. In absence of care and support the children become destitute and face many threats in their childhood by means of stigma and discrimination which in turn weakens social support system and impact on their life. Hence it necessitates the Government and civil societies to come out with a solution to the struggle of the HIV/AIDS affected/infected and destitute children to live their life with dignity and care and support as others. In this context the study is intended to analyze the situation of the HIV/AIDS infected, affected and destitute children in rural areas of Namakkal and Dindigul districts. Objectives of the study The focus of the study was analyzing and understanding the situation of the HIV/AIDS affected, infected and destitute children who are poor and living in rural areas of Namakkal and Dindigul Districts. 1. To review the living conditions of the HIV/AIDS infected, affected and destitute poor children in rural area. 2. To understand the linkage between unawareness and poor reproductive health practices among the adolescent children in the context of HIV/AIDS. 3. To understand the factors influencing the education of the HIV/AIDS affected, infected and destitute adolescent children II. METHODOLOGY Study design and sample size The study is an analytical and comparative descriptive study conducted among the HIV/AIDS affected, infected and destitute poor children living in the rural area of Namakkal and Dindigul districts.