HIV may affect the elderly in a number of ways. They may become infected themselves; their children may suffer prolonged illness and incapacity, and need the elderly to look after them; the same children may then die from the illness, leaving the elderly without the support of the next generation; this bereavement also leaves the older people to meet funeral costs and then to take care of orphans left behind. HIV has impacts on old people in ways that are social , economic, psychological and physical in nature.AimsWe wanted to understand the socio-economic impacts of HIV/AIDS on lives of older people following the death of their productive children, and to examine how the elderly struggle to take care of HIV/AIDS orphans. While it is genera...
A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand...
Ph. D. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg 2015.The HIV and AIDS epidemic in Africa, speci...
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the health and functional status of older p...
Introduction: This paper presents HIV/AIDS experiences of elderly persons in Uganda as revealed by a...
PURPOSE: This qualitative study explores the day-to-day care experiences and livelihoods challenges ...
The HIV epidemic has resulted in the death of many people in their reproductive years, leaving behin...
Older people may be affected by HIV/AIDS indirectly through their role as caregivers to people who a...
The elderly are often especially likely to be adversely affected by the death from AIDS of prime-age...
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the health and functional status of older p...
The AIDS pandemic has wrought havoc on family structures in Zimbabwe, leaving numerous children orph...
Background: the proportion of older people is increasing worldwide. Globally, it is estimated that o...
HIV and AIDS have a devastating impact on the lives of elderly people, particularly so because they ...
The study seeks to raise awareness and expand knowledge about the deleterious effect of HIV/AIDS mor...
This study aims to describe the living and informal care circumstances of older people in an area of...
Working PaperABSTRACT: Older adults in sub-Saharan Africa face harsh living conditions including se...
A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand...
Ph. D. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg 2015.The HIV and AIDS epidemic in Africa, speci...
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the health and functional status of older p...
Introduction: This paper presents HIV/AIDS experiences of elderly persons in Uganda as revealed by a...
PURPOSE: This qualitative study explores the day-to-day care experiences and livelihoods challenges ...
The HIV epidemic has resulted in the death of many people in their reproductive years, leaving behin...
Older people may be affected by HIV/AIDS indirectly through their role as caregivers to people who a...
The elderly are often especially likely to be adversely affected by the death from AIDS of prime-age...
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the health and functional status of older p...
The AIDS pandemic has wrought havoc on family structures in Zimbabwe, leaving numerous children orph...
Background: the proportion of older people is increasing worldwide. Globally, it is estimated that o...
HIV and AIDS have a devastating impact on the lives of elderly people, particularly so because they ...
The study seeks to raise awareness and expand knowledge about the deleterious effect of HIV/AIDS mor...
This study aims to describe the living and informal care circumstances of older people in an area of...
Working PaperABSTRACT: Older adults in sub-Saharan Africa face harsh living conditions including se...
A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand...
Ph. D. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg 2015.The HIV and AIDS epidemic in Africa, speci...
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the health and functional status of older p...