A Study to Assess Life Style Modification among Hiv/Aids Affected Patients Visiting at Anti-Retroviral Therapy Centre Sms Hospital Jaipur

Abstract

The present study was conducted to assess lifestyle modification among HIV/AIDS affected patients visiting the Antiretroviral Therapy Centre, SMS Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan. HIV/AIDS is a chronic health condition that requires continuous medical management along with appropriate lifestyle modification for improving treatment outcomes, quality of life, and prevention of complications. The main objectives of the study were to assess lifestyle modification among HIV/AIDS affected patients and to find out the association between lifestyle modification and selected socio-demographic variables.

A quantitative research approach with descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The research variable was lifestyle modification among HIV/AIDS affected patients, and the selected demographic variables included age, gender, type of family, marital status, educational status, occupation, and monthly income. A total of 60 HIV/AIDS affected patients were selected by using convenient sampling technique from the ART Centre, SMS Hospital, Jaipur. The inclusion criteria included HIV/AIDS affected patients attending the ART Centre and having a history of taking antiretroviral treatment for 6 months to 1 year. Data were collected by using a structured questionnaire on lifestyle modification. The reliability of the tool was established by KR-20 method, and the reliability coefficient was found to be 0.75, indicating that the tool was reliable.

The findings showed that the majority of patients, 41 (68.33%), had moderate lifestyle modification, 18 (30%) had mild lifestyle modification, and only 1 (1.66%) had strong lifestyle modification. The mean lifestyle modification score was 12.58 out of 30, with a mean percentage of 41.94%. The median score was 12, mode was 9, and standard deviation was 4.23.

The study concluded that most HIV/AIDS affected patients had moderate lifestyle modification, while strong lifestyle modification was very low. Therefore, regular counselling, health education, follow-up, and patient-centred lifestyle guidance are required at ART centres to improve lifestyle practices among HIV/AIDS affected patients.