HIV/ AIDS is the leading challenge of current era for social, economic and human development in all nations of world, specifically to poor nations of Sub-Saharan African Region and emerging cause of concern in South-East Asian Region. At micro level (individual and household level) sever impact have been reported in various studies in other nations, in India this aspect/ dimension is not much explored, especially at the general population level. This is due in part to lack of systematic studies at household level, as in India, itself like any other country major emphasize was on high risk group population. This study is an attempt to explore the causes and assess the consequences of HIV/AIDS at household level. It is primarily, focused to the socio-economic conditions of household with people living with HIV and psychological well-being of PLHIV individuals.

Dr. Sharma, is a public health consultant and researcher. He is a PhD in Health Economics from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, India. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai funded by Population Council through BMGF. He had been a UGC and Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund fellow.