Social Support, Self- Esteem and Depression among people living with HIV AIDS (18-45 years). A case study of the AIDS Support Organization-TASO, Mulago

Abstract

This study aimed at examining the relationship between social support, self-esteem and depression among people living with HIV/AIDS aged 18-45 years and it was guided by the following objectives, to examine the relationship between social support and self-esteem among people living with HIV/AIDS, to examine the relationship between self-esteem and depression among people living with HIV/AIDS and to examine the relationship between social support and depression among people living with HIV/AIDS,TASO-Mulago aged 18-45 years. A sample of 35 females and 25 males were randomly selected and a correlation study design was used. Multidimensional scale of perceived social support, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI, 1989) and Rosenberg scale of self-esteem were used to collect data. Pearson correlation coefficient (r) was used to test the significance of the hypotheses. The results revealed that there is a positive relationship between social support and self-esteem, a significant relationship between self-esteem and depression and also a relationship between social support and depression.