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Attitude towards Sex among HIV Cases


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1 Department of Psychology, Dr Baba Shaheb Ambedkar Marthawara University, Aurangabad, India
2 TEPSE & HEPSN Centre Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, India
     

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The aim of present investigation was to find out the attitude towards the sexual behaviour among HIV cases in a sample of 60 HIV Positive persons. The result reveled that Attitude towards sexual behavior of HIV infected cases reported the significance difference with their counterparts. While enjoying the sexual activities they put aside family and social norms, like extra and premarital relations / heterosexuality. On the other hand normal individual enjoys sex in the frames of restrictions prescribed down by the society. It confirms the hypothesis that HIV positive cases will have permissiveness in their attitude towards sex as compared to normal. Sexual Behaviour Attitude is measure with the help of sex behaviour Inventory by Singh (1977). Findings confirm the hypotheses.
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Authors

H. J Narke
Department of Psychology, Dr Baba Shaheb Ambedkar Marthawara University, Aurangabad, India
D. Sharma,
TEPSE & HEPSN Centre Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, India
M. Kumar
TEPSE & HEPSN Centre Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, India

Abstract


The aim of present investigation was to find out the attitude towards the sexual behaviour among HIV cases in a sample of 60 HIV Positive persons. The result reveled that Attitude towards sexual behavior of HIV infected cases reported the significance difference with their counterparts. While enjoying the sexual activities they put aside family and social norms, like extra and premarital relations / heterosexuality. On the other hand normal individual enjoys sex in the frames of restrictions prescribed down by the society. It confirms the hypothesis that HIV positive cases will have permissiveness in their attitude towards sex as compared to normal. Sexual Behaviour Attitude is measure with the help of sex behaviour Inventory by Singh (1977). Findings confirm the hypotheses.