Saudi Journal of Nursing and Health Care (SJNHC)
Volume-4 | Issue-03 | 88-90
Review Article
Health Risk & Precautions for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) in Global Pandemic COVID-19
Mr. Stephen John, Dr. Praveen S Pateel
Published : March 30, 2021
Abstract
Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a chronic, life taking and helpless condition that arouses due to compromised functioning of a person’s immune system. According to National Health Policy-2015 growth of HIV/AIDS should have been controlled by the year 2007 but we have failed drastically in achieving it. Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) has added to the burden of it. In an attempt to prevent and control COVID-19 the whole of globe stopped functioning and even the health care services related to people living with HIV/AIDS came to a stalemate. Its an attempt through this article to summarise the risk and precaution to be taken by people living with HIV/AIDS during pandemic.