| The present study strives to find the challenges faced by children of HIV patients. The samples were taken from a NGO organization in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. A random sample of 80 children of HIV patients who were distributed as 40 infected children and 40 affected children were chosen for the study. Each of these 40 children were further divided into 20 boys and 20 girls. The tool used for the study was formulated by the investigator. The result of the study revealed that boys of HIV patients generally face more challenges when compared with the girls. When effect of age was studied on the challenges faced by children of HIV patients it was found that both the age groups studied faced more or less the same level of challenges except between 12-15 and 16-19 year old affected boys where the 16-19 year old boys were found to face more challenges. When a comparison was made between the infected and affected children a significant difference was noted between the infected and affected girls, where the infected girls were found to be facing more challenges than the affected girls. Again a significant difference was noted between infected and affected boys where the affected boys in the age group of 16-19 years were found to be facing more challenges. No difference was found between the other groups studied. |