Examining Mental Health and Socioeconomic Status in Women with HIV

Socio-Economic Status is one of the key factors which have been studied extensively in behavioral sciences research. It has been

observed that SES as an independent variable as a greater impact on dependent variable i.e., performance of an individual. Behavioral

component have greater bearing on socio-economic conditions of the individual. It has been conclusively proved that SES is one of the main correlates of behavioral component. Research workers in the field of social sciences are increasingly realizing the importance of the knowledge about the social environment of the individual research has shown that the aspirations as well as the achievements of a pupil are related to the group or the class to which he/she belongs or with whom he identifies himself. Research have provided into the relationship of behavior, like adoption of new practices, with factors in the socio economic environment of the individual. Most of the indices have been developed in the United States of America for application, primarily to the contemporary urban industrial class structure of that country where a good deal or research regarding stratification has been made in the recent decades.