Socio-Economic Impact of HIV and AIDS in Tamil nadu

interviewed for the study. A detailed
analysis of the pattern of income of HIV
and non-HIV households, impact of HIV
on income and employment of both the
HIV infected and the caregivers of PLWHA
is provided in Chapter four. The level and
pattern of consumption and savings of
the households (both HIV and non-HIV)
is dealt with in detail in Chapter five. The
presence of an HIV person can affect
the education of children due to various
reasons. Chapter six attempts to measure
the impact of HIV and AIDS on the
education of children in terms of school
enrolment, reasons for non-enrolment and
dropping out, type of school attended and
school attendance. The HIV households
face tremendous financial burdens due
to medical cost of treating the OIs. In
Chapter seven, the pattern of morbidity
and the health seeking behaviour of the
sample PLWHA and the out-of-pocket
expenditure incurred on treatment of OIs
are discussed. Chapter eight deals with the
social stigma attached to HIV and AIDS as
the major inhibiting factor in controlling
the spread of the infection. It not only tries
to capture the magnitude of stigma and
discrimination faced by PLWHA in various
social settings, but also attempts to assess
the knowledge and awareness about the
infection among the general population
and attitude of people towards PLWHA.
Chapter nine gives the major conclusions
from the results of the survey along with
policy implications.
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Socio-Economic Impact of HIV and AIDS in Tamil Nadu, India