?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Evaluation+of+the+Needs+of+People+Living+with+HIV%2FAIDS+in+Selected+Districts+of+State+of+Madhya+Pradesh%2C+India%3A+Findings+from+a+Preliminary+Study&rft.creator=Dixit%2C+Sanjay&rft.creator=Bhagwat%2C+AK&rft.creator=Raghunath%2C+Deepa&rft.creator=Taneja%2C+Gunjan&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Introduction%3A+Evaluating+the+needs+of+People+Living+with+HIV+%2F+AIDS+(PLHA)+and+providing+them+with+adequate+care+and+support+is+important+in+combating+the+Acquired+Immunodeficiency+Syndrome+(AIDS)+epidemic.+Objectives%3A+The+study+was+conducted+to+ascertain+the+needs+of+PLHA%2C+the+support+obtained+and+required%2C+extent+of+involvement+in+programs+related+to+HIV+and+evaluate+the+impact+of+Government+programs+as+perceived+by+PLHA.+Methods%3A+A+cross+sectional+study+was+conducted+on+150+PLHA+in+the+districts+of+Indore%2C+Neemuch+and+Ujjain+in+the+state+of+Madhya+Pradesh+(India)+using+semi-structured+interview+schedules.+The+data+was+analyzed+using+SPSS+version+12.0.+Results%3A+The+major+support+available+to+the+patients+is+the+free+Anti-Retroviral+Therapy+(ART)+available+at+Government+health+care+centers.+The+other+supports+obtained+from+self+help+groups+and+NGOs+were+medicines+for+opportunistic+infections%2C+nutritional+supplements%2C+traveling+allowance+to+ART+center+for+monthly+doses%2C+free+monthly+ration+and+school+fees+for+one+child+in+the+family.+The+major+support+required+were+an+educational+plan+for+children%2C+free+investigations+at+hospitals%2C+decentralization+of+ART+centers+and+adequate+employment+opportunities.+Involvement+of+PLHA+in+health+programs+was+minimal%3A+the+reasons+for+non-involvement+being+unwillingness%2C+fear+of+disclosure+and+lack+of+opportunity.+The+respondents+stated+that+Government+policies+have+had+a+positive+impact+and+changed+the+perception+of+the+society+towards+HIV+patients.+Conclusion%3A+PLHA+have+a+number+of+unmet+needs+and+a+collaborative+attempt+from+the+government+and+support+groups+is+needed+to+meet+the+needs+of+PLHA.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.date=2009-09-08&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6669%2F1%2F2009-2-3.pdf&rft.identifier=++Dixit%2C+Sanjay+and+Bhagwat%2C+AK+and+Raghunath%2C+Deepa+and+Taneja%2C+Gunjan++(2009)+Evaluation+of+the+Needs+of+People+Living+with+HIV%2FAIDS+in+Selected+Districts+of+State+of+Madhya+Pradesh%2C+India%3A+Findings+from+a+Preliminary+Study.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6669%2F