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Psychosocial disadvantage: preparation, grieving, remembrance and recovery for orphans in eastern Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Brian Howard Nelia Matinhure SherylA McCurdy Cary Alan JohnsonFew programmes for sub-Saharan Africa's 12.3 million children orphaned by AIDS have focused on their high risk for psychosocial problems. As groundwork for supporting orphans' healthy development, this study describes the preparation, grief, and memorial experiences and the physical and... -
Child factors associated with complementary feeding practices in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Alex Mokori --- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being, University of Pretoria, Uganda Hettie Schonfeldt --- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being and Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, South Africa Sheryl L Hendriks --- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being and Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, South AfricaObjectives: The objective of the study was to identify child factors that influenced complementary feeding practices in 2006 and 2011 in Uganda. -
HIV antiretroviral medication stock-outs in Ghana: contributors and consequences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rebecca A Poku --- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, USA Adobea Yaa Owusu --- Institute of Statistical, Social, and Economic Research, University of Ghana, Ghana Patricia Dolan Mullen --- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, USA Christine Markham --- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, USA Sheryl A McCurdy --- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, USADrug stock-outs are an unfortunate yet common reality for patients living in low and middle income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where trouble with consistent stock of antiretroviral medications (ARVs) continues. Our study takes a snapshot of this problem in... -
Drug trafficking, use, and HIV risk: The need for comprehensive interventions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jessie Mbwambo [d186e18] Sheryl A. McCurdy Bronwyn Myers Barrot Lambdin Gad Paul Kilonzo Pamela KaduriThe rapid increase in communication and transportation between Africa and other continents as well as the erosion of social fabric attended by poverty, ethnic conflicts, and civil wars has led to increased trafficking and consumption of illicit drugs. Cannabis dominates... -
‘Public enemy no. 1’: Tobacco industry funding for the AIDS response
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Julia Smith --- , , Canada Sheryl Thompson --- , , Canada Kelley Lee --- , , CanadaThis article analyzes the history of tobacco industry funding for the AIDS response – a largely ignored aspect of private donor involvement. Primary documents from the Legacy Tobacco Documents Library and AIDS organizations are analyzed, alongside existing literature on the...
