The Indian Journal of Social Work
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Counselling and Psychological Wellbeing of People Living with HIV in Kerala
Abstract
There is a dearth in the documentation of the benefits of HIV-counselling in India.
This article deals with how HIV-counselling facilitates the psychological wellbeing
of Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Kerala, India. About 269 PLHIV participated
in the study. Meaning in Life Questionnaire, Illness Perception Questionnaire and
Psychological Wellbeing Scale were used. It was noticed that counselling did not
impact the scores on subscales such as Timeline, Emotional Representation and
Consequences, while the scores on Self-Acceptance and Autonomy did not differ
even with counselling. Findings call for a reconsideration of the way HIV-counselling
is provided.
This article deals with how HIV-counselling facilitates the psychological wellbeing
of Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Kerala, India. About 269 PLHIV participated
in the study. Meaning in Life Questionnaire, Illness Perception Questionnaire and
Psychological Wellbeing Scale were used. It was noticed that counselling did not
impact the scores on subscales such as Timeline, Emotional Representation and
Consequences, while the scores on Self-Acceptance and Autonomy did not differ
even with counselling. Findings call for a reconsideration of the way HIV-counselling
is provided.
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