Publication: Personality profile among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positives and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) patients of injecting drug users
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2007
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of the study was to find out the various personality factors among HIV/AIDS patients of
injecting drug users.
Materials and methods: The study was conducted during the period of July 2001 to August 2004 at Manipur State,
India in which 60 samples of both male and female in the age range of 21 to 35 years were taken through the helps
from R.I.M.S Hospital, Imphal, J.N. Hospital, Imphal and several NGOs of Manipur. The patients were
administered 16 PF (Personality profile developed by R.B. Cattell and H.W. Eber) test in which 16 personalities
were detected.
Results: The profile of the respondents includes age and sex cases of HIV/ AIDS. In the sample among the
HIV/AIDS patients, from the age group of 21 to 25 years consists of only 20%. Most of the patients are from 26 to
35 years consisting of two age groups, i.e., 26 to 30 years and 31 to 35 years having 40% each with total of 80%. In
the survey, it has been found that majority of the HIV/AIDS patients is male which consists of 60% and remaining
40% belongs to female in the ratio of 60:40.
The following four scales are used to explain personality profile:
1 Introversion vs extraversion.
2 Low anxiety vs high anxiety.
3 Emotional sensitivity vs tough poise.
4 Subdueness vs independence.
Key words: HIV, AIDS, Injecting drug users, Personality profile
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Budhachandra Y 1, Ramesh K2, Sumitra G3
1Lecturer, 2Professor and Head, 3Medical officer, Department of Psychiatry, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal