@article{Yousaf_Zadeh_Iqbal_Khan_2014, title={GENDER BASED DIFFERENCES IN DEPRESSION AND SOCIAL SUPPORT AMONG PATIENTS OF HIV, GONADAL CANCER, HEPATITIS B AND HEPATITIS C}, volume={6}, url={https://www.kmuj.kmu.edu.pk/article/view/12508}, abstractNote={<p><strong>OBJECTIVE</strong>: To examine the gender based differences in depression and social support among patients of HIV, gonadal cancer and hepatitis B & C in tertiary care public hospitals and different organization at Karachi.</p> <p><strong>METHODOLOGY</strong>: A cross sectional study was conducted on 300 patients (100 HIV, 100 gonadal cancer, 100 hepatitis B & C) , at Jinnah<br>Postgraduate Medical College, Civil hospital, Sindh Government hospital,<br>Pakistan Society for HIV patients & Sindh AIDS control program<br>at Karachi, from July 2009 to October 2009. Urdu translated version<br>of Siddiqui and Shah Depression scale and Indigenous Social Support<br>Scale were administered. Purposive and snowball sampling methods<br>were used for data collection.</p> <p><br><strong>RESULTS</strong>: Out of 300 patients, 198 (66%) were males and 102 (34%)<br>females with a mean age of 29.95 ±5.25 years. The difference between<br>social support and depression among the patients of HIV, Gonadal cancer<br>and hepatitis B & C between genders (t = -4.043, p < .05) & (t =<br>4.916, p < .05) was significant. There was a significant mean differences<br>on the variable of social support (male 65.46 ± 48.22, females 88.48<br>± 43.65) and depression (male 62.49 ± 24.81, females 48.48 ± 20.35).<br>The frequency of depression among all groups was (25% mild, 18.7%<br>moderate, & 55.7% high) whereas the frequency of social support was<br>(25.3% mild, 49.7% moderate, & 25% high).<br><strong>CONCLUSION</strong>: There was a significant difference between male and<br>female depression and social support</p> <p><strong><em>Key Words:</em></strong> Depression, Social Support, HIV+, Gonadal Cancer, Hepatitis B & C</p>}, number={4}, journal={KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL}, author={Yousaf, Tahira and Zadeh, Zainab F and Iqbal, Shahid and Khan, Muhammad Mumtaz}, year={2014}, month={Dec.}, pages={172–177} }