MSWE-1 EM 2025-26 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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MASTER DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK
(MSW 2nd Year)
Assignment: 2025-2026

HIV/AIDS: Stigma, Discrimination and Prevention
ASSIGNMENT
Course Code: MSWE – 001

Note:(i) Answer all the five questions. (ii) All questions carry equal marks.

(iii)Answers to question no. 1 and 2 should not exceed 600 words each

1. Explain the main ways in which HIV infection affects households..

OR Discuss the process of HIV transmission through blood and blood products.

2. Highlight the importance of the models of behaviour change in the context of HIV.

OR Describe the Awareness, Acceptance and Action Model (AAAM) for responding to HIV/AIDS stigma..

3. Answer any two of the following questions in about 300words each:
4. a) Analyze the impact of HIV on the agriculture sector, health sector and armed forces.
5. b) Discuss the stages of HIV transmission from mother to child.
6. c) Define Counselling. What is the significance of counselling in the context of HIV/ AIDS?
7. d) Summarize the impact of Herek’s observations on the aspects of HIV/AIDS that may trigger stigma and discrimination.
8. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each:
9. a) Highlight the social psychological processes illustrating a sequence of steps in stigmatising and discriminating.
10. b) Briefly describe the stages of the counseling process.
11. c) Explain the issues related to mother-to-child transmission.
12. d) Write a short note on the impact of HIV on the progress and development of a nation.
13. e) Describe the types of discriminatory practices against PLHA in the hospital setting.
14. f) Discuss the issues concerning HIV vaccine.

5 Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each:

1. a) Continuity of Care
2. b) Advocacy for the needs of PLHA
3. c) Skills of a counsellor
4. d) Characteristics of a Good Client
5. e) Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP
6. f) Implications of HIV/AIDS in the Organised Sector
7. g) ELISA test
8. h) Anti-retroviral Therapy