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Floristiese verskille tussen ekotope in die Potchefstroom distrik1
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: AnnelieS. de Beer --- Departement Landbou en Watervoorsiening, Republiek van Suid‐Afrika G.K. Theron --- Departement Plantkunde, Republiek van Suid‐Afrika G.J. Bredenkamp --- Departement Plantkunde, Republiek van Suid‐AfrikaFloristic differences between eeotopes in the Potchefstroom area. Eeotopes are generally used, in the Highveld Region, as a basis for the division of camps when planning a farm. The possible floristic differences which support this ecological approach, as well as... -
Influences on Career Choice Among Psychology Undergraduate Students: Role of Social Agents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pilot Mudhovozi --- University of Venda, South AfricaThe study explored factors that mediate the choice of psychology as a major subject by undergraduate students. Participants were a convenience sample of 368 students from two higher education institutions in Southern Africa (males =186, females =182, mean age =... -
Reconceptualising vulnerable children by acknowledging their assets
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Irma Eloff Liesel Ebersöhn Jeandré ViljoenWe report on a study that sought to find alternative pathways to conceptualising vulnerable children. We have extracted a section from a longitudinal study that focuses on the ways in which vulnerable children in a rural community in South Africa... -
Breaching cultural silence: enhancing resilience among Ugandan orphans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marguerite Daniel Hellen Malinga Apila Rune Bjørgo Gro Therese LieCultural silence is frequently the outcome of deep-seated taboos regarding adults talking to children about sex and death. This paper examines the impact of cultural silence on the resilience of children orphaned by AIDS in Uganda. Cultural silence is often... -
Child participation in research: reflections on ethical challenges in the southern African context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Glynis Clacherty David DonaldThis article reflects on several challenges that particular cultural, socio-economic and catastrophic factors (such as the HIV epidemic) pose to ethical practice in research involving child participation in a region such as southern Africa. With reference to concrete situations, we... -
Neurological manifestations of HIV infection in Nigerians
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ibrahim ImamNervous system complications commonly accompany HIV infection and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. HIV incidence has been progressively increasing in Nigeria, yet the neurological manifestations of the disease have not been systematically studied in Nigerians. This study aimed... -
The protective effect of male circumcision on HIV infection in a sample of Kenyan men
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: YanyiK Djamba LaToyaS DavisThis article examines the association between male circumcision and HIV infection in a national sample. The analysis is based on the 2003 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS), a nationally representative household-based population survey of adults, in which male respondents... -
Responses to VCT for HIV among young people in Kampala, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Eva-Britta Råssjö Elisabeth Darj Joseph Konde-Lule Pia OlssonAttitudes to voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV among young men and women in a slum area of Kampala, Uganda, were studied through 22 individual semi-structured interviews and 5 focus group discussions. Attitudes to VCT ranged from having no... -
Competing or co-existing? Representations of HIV/AIDS by white women teachers in post-apartheid South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lauren de Kock Jane WillsThis study explores the social representations of HIV and AIDS that circulate among white women teachers in South Africa, a group whose personal risk of the disease is low but who have a major role to play in shaping attitudes... -
Young Malawians on the interaction between mental health and HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jerome Wright Fred Lubben Mac Bain MkandawirePrevious research has identified high levels of mental health problems among people affected by HIV. This study surveys specifically adolescents in southern Malawi on their experience of the impacts of living with HIV or AIDS on one's mental health. At... -
Bereavement, silence and culture within a peer-led HIV/AIDS-prevention strategy for vulnerable children in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ingrid Van der Heijden --- Child, Youth, Family and Social Development Research Programme, South Africa Sharlene Swartz --- Child, Youth, Family and Social Development Research Programme, South AfricaIn addressing the psychosocial effects of the HIV and AIDS pandemic among vulnerable children, the issue of bereavement appears inadequately addressed. Amid the global discourse on children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS, this paper explores how cultural... -
Challenging power and meaning: outlining the popular epidemiology of HIV and AIDS in Rakai, Uganda, c. 1975–1990
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jan Kuhanen --- Department of History, FinlandThis article traces the historical evolution of conditions that favoured the spread of HIV in Rakai district, Uganda, and the process of evolution of the local, popular epidemiology of HIV and AIDS. It argues that the HIV epidemic was made... -
The role of law in the regulation of HIV-vaccine research in South Africa and Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Pamela Andanda --- School of Law, South AfricaLaw is an important regulatory mechanism, particularly for creating an enabling research environment. However, the manner in which law addresses issues related to medical research, and HIV-vaccine research in particular, is at times inadequate and of great concern to the... -
Cultural obstacles to the rollout of antiretrovirals: an exploratorycross-country analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nicoli Nattrass --- , South AfricaThis article begins with an econometric analysis of potential socioeconomic determinants of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) coverage. It shows that ‘cultural’ factors such as language diversity pose challenges to HAART coverage, but that the most important drivers of HAART... -
An assessment of counselling and support services for people living withHIV in Gauteng, South Africa: findings of a baseline study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sadiyya Haffejee --- Emthonjeni Centre, School of Human and Community Development, South Africa Iris Groeneveld --- , United Kingdom Diane Fine --- Department of Psychology, School of Human and Community Development, South Africa Rabia Patel --- Department of Psychology, School of Human and Community Development, South Africa Brett Bowman --- Department of Psychology, School of Human and Community Development, South AfricaAn increasing body of literature shows that HIV/AIDS and mental health issues are closely related. In spite of this, the mental health correlates of HIV and AIDS remain largely unacknowledged and under-researched in sub-Saharan Africa. Furthermore, despite guidelines by the... -
Church mobilisation and HIV/AIDS treatment in Ghana and Zambia:a comparative analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AmyS. Patterson --- Department of Political Science, United StatesThis article compares Ghanaian and Zambian church mobilisation on HIV and AIDS. It analyses why long-term interest in HIV and AIDS has declined in Ghana but increased in Zambia, and why church involvement in promoting access to HIV/AIDS treatment has... -
Bereavement among South African adolescents following a sibling's death from AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Craig Demmer --- , United States Nina RothschildWhile increasing attention has been paid in recent years to studying the impact of parental death from AIDS on children, we know little about how a sibling's death from AIDS affects children. In this qualitative descriptive study, 11 in-depth interviews... -
A qualitative exploration of the impact of HIV and ART on social disruption and household continuity in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Glenn Wagner --- , United States Gery Ryan --- , United States Alexis Huynh --- , United States Cissy Kityo --- , Uganda Peter Mugyenyi --- , UgandaWith increased uptake of antiretroviral therapy (ART) throughout sub-Saharan Africa, it is critical to have a better understanding of the impact of ART on all health dimensions since the treatment can have the expected benefits as well as unintended negative... -
Correlates of sexual faithfulness among low-literate rural males in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: GebeyehuW Bogale --- Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, The Netherlands Henk Boer --- Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, The Netherlands Erwin Seydel --- Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, The NetherlandsHIV is a major threat to the people of the rural Amhara Region, northwest Ethiopia. To date, numerous studies have focused on condom use for HIV prevention. Using the theory of planned behaviour, this study investigates the psychosocial determinants of... -
Negotiating therapeutic citizenship and notions of masculinity in a South African village
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sakhumzi Mfecane --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, South AfricaThe article explores the idea of therapeutic citizenship in relation to the experiences of men who attend support groups for people living with HIV or AIDS (PLHIV). At a rural South African health facility offering free antiretroviral (ARV) medicines, support... -
Understanding HIV-related posttraumatic stress disorder in South Africa: a review and conceptual framework
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charles Young --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaA number of epidemiological studies have attempted to measure the prevalence of HIV-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in sub-Saharan Africa. A systematic review of the literature identified eight relevant studies that put current estimates of the prevalence of HIV-related PTSD... -
‘Keeping healthy in the backseat’: How motherhood interrupted HIV treatment in recently delivered women in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Opondo Awiti-Ujiji --- Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Global Health, Sweden Anna Mia Ekström --- Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Global Health, Sweden Festus Ilako --- , Kenya Dorcas Indalo --- , Kenya Abigael Lukhwaro --- , Kenya David Wamalwa --- , Kenya Birgitta Rubenson --- Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Global Health, SwedenAlthough there is a large body of literature related to the experiences of motherhood and aspects of the change that it brings about, how the experience of motherhood affects the healthcare of women with chronic illness is less documented. This... -
Depression underdiagnosis and the effects on quality of life in outpatients with HIV at a Nigerian university teaching hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Victor Obiajulu Olisah --- Department of Psychiatry, Nigeria Olusegun Baiyewu --- Department of Psychiatry, Nigeria Taiwo Lateef Sheikh --- Department of Psychiatry, NigeriaThe study aimed to determine the frequency of depressive disorder in a sample of patients with HIV and its level of underdiagnosis by attending physicians. The study also explored the effect of depressive disorder on the quality of life (QOL)... -
‘The epidemic in this country has the face of a woman’1: Gender and HIV/AIDS in South Africa2
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Leah Gilbert --- Department of Sociology, South Africa Terry-Ann SelikowEpidemiological data clearly show that the highest levels of HIV prevalence occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Less visible, however, is the complex combination of forces that fuel HIV epidemics in this region — these have been dubbed 'the lethal cocktail.' It... -
The ethics of HIV research with people who inject drugs in Africa: a desk review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nicole Mamotte --- School of Psychology, Ethics, Law, and Human Rights Collaborating Centre of the African AIDS Vaccine Programme (AAVP ELH), South AfricaInjecting drug use is a growing problem in Africa and a growing risk factor for contracting HIV in the region. It is imperative that HIV research includes injecting drug users so that they too are able to benefit from safe... -
Barriers to initiating antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy: a qualitative study of women attending services in Cape Town, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kathryn Stinson --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, South Africa Landon Myer --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, South AfricaDespite the rapid expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes, uptake of ART in pregnancy remains suboptimal. Little is known about the barriers to initiating lifelong ART in pregnancy and the challenges to postpartum retention in HIV care, particularly in sub-Saharan... -
Transactional sex in the fishing communities along Lake Victoria, Kenya: a catalyst for the spread of HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: ZacharyA Kwena --- Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya Elizabeth Bukusi --- Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya Enos Omondi --- Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya Musa Ng'ayo --- Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya KingK Holmes --- Department of Global Health, United StatesThe study describes the nature, context and implications of a unique form of transactional sexual relationships in the fishing communities along Lake Victoria in Kisumu County, Kenya. We conducted 12 focus group discussions and 17 key informant interviews among fishermen,... -
Children as caregivers of older relatives living with HIV and AIDS in Nyang'oma division of western Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: CharlesO Olang'o --- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Kenya IsaacK Nyamongo --- Gender and African Studies, Kenya ErickO Nyambedha --- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, KenyaThere is growing debate about the situations of children who care for a relative with HIV-related illness, especially in developing countries with high HIV prevalence. In particular, there is inadequate information on the long-term consequences of children taking on this... -
Understanding the agency of home-based care volunteers: establishing identity and negotiating space in AIDS-home-based care in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Thirusha Naidu --- Department of Behavioural Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Yvonne Sliep --- School of Psychology, South AfricaIn traditional Zulu communities, caregiving is rooted in compassionate and hardworking personal identity precepts and the traditional identity expectations of women. Home-based-care volunteerism in the community represents the performance of this identity. Data from a series of interviews with 15... -
Resilience through participation and coping-enabling social environments: the case of HIV-affected children in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Morten Skovdal --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Marguerite Daniel --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, NorwayMany children and youths living in low-resource and high-HIV-prevalence communities in sub-Saharan Africa are presented with daily hardships that few of us can even imagine. It is therefore no surprise that most research reporting on the experiences of HIV-affected children... -
Youths navigating social networks and social support systems in settings of chronic crisis: the case of youth-headed households in Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Laura May Lee --- Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Program, Green College, CanadaYouth-headed households in Rwanda live in a context of chronic crisis, where poverty, disease and uncertainty are not exceptional but characterise people's daily lived reality. Struggling under the pressures of economic deprivation, social isolation, abuse and exploitation, these youths experience... -
The use of rites of passage in strengthening the psychosocial wellbeing of orphaned children in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Masego Thamuku --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Marguerite Daniel --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, NorwayChildren who have been bereaved in the context of AIDS may experience many challenges to their psychosocial wellbeing. Programmes to help orphaned children are usually anchored in child rights. As the individual focus of rights-based approaches is inept in African... -
Schoolchildren affected by HIV in rural South Africa: schools as environments that enable or limit coping
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Fumane Khanare --- School of Education, South AfricaThe importance of psychosocial support for the wellbeing of children made vulnerable by HIV is a frequently discussed topic in the fields of education and HIV-related social science research. For children to juggle both the demands of education and the... -
Older people living with HIV in Uganda: understanding their experience and needs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: MonicaO Kuteesa --- , Australia Janet Seeley --- Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda RobertG Cumming --- , Australia Joel Negin --- , AustraliaOlder adults ageing with HIV in Africa have been largely neglected, despite the distinctive healthcare needs of this population. This article examines the medical care experiences of older Ugandans living with HIV. Data were collected from 40 HIV-positive adults, aged... -
Poor-quality health services and lack of programme support leads to low uptake of HIV testing in rural Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: CarolynM Audet --- Department of Preventive Medicine, United States Kate Groh --- Department of Medicine, United States TroyD Moon --- Department of Pediatrics, United States StenH Vermund --- , United States Mohsin Sidat --- , MozambiqueMozambique has one of the world's highest burdens of HIV infection. Despite the increase in HIV-testing services throughout the country, the uptake has been low. To identify barriers to HIV testing we conducted a study in six rural districts in... -
HIV- and AIDS-related (mis)perceptions and (non)responses of school principals in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lesley Wood Paul WebbDespite various HIV and AIDS training programmes offered for educators by the South African Department of Education, little has been achieved at the level of management in terms of creating a wider understanding of the social and cultural complexities of... -
Junior-headed households as a possible strategy for coping with the growing orphan crisis in northern Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jan Kuhanen Riikka Shemeikka Veijo Notkola Margareth NghixulifwaThis paper reports research concerning junior-headed households among Oshiwambo speakers in north-central Namibia. Based on field interviews with randomly sampled junior heads of households and selected key informants, we outline some features common to the junior-headed households and the ways... -
Cognitive dissonance as an explanation of the genesis, evolution and persistence of Thabo Mbeki's HIV denialism
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Chris KenyonThe ongoing damage that the newer forms of HIV denialism are visiting upon our country is evidenced by the recent firing of Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, the South African Deputy Minister of Health. It is widely believed that the underlying reason for... -
Higher-risk sexual behaviour among HIV patients receiving antiretroviral treatment in Ibadan, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: BenjaminO OlleyA stress–coping model was tested to examine the role that negative life events, coping methods, and depression might play in moderating the associations between HIV-related factors (ARV drug regimen, HIV staging and CD4 count) and higher-risk sexual behaviours of people... -
Understanding diversity in impact and responses among HIV/AIDS-affected households: the case of Msinga, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kees Swaans Jacqueline Broerse Irma Van Diepen Monique Salomon Diana Gibson Joske BundersTo gain a more comprehensive understanding of the impact of HIV and AIDS on rural households in Msinga, South Africa, the sustainable livelihoods framework was adapted. An ethnographic perspective was employed to examine: 1) the impact of HIV/AIDS-related illnesses on... -
Health-related quality of life in a sample of HIV-infected South Africans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Karl Peltzer Nancy Phaswana-MafuyaThe study aims to assess the health-related quality of life and HIV symptoms of a sample of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in South Africa. The sample included 607 PLHIV from all districts of the Eastern Cape Province, recruited either... -
High prevalence of HIV and malaria co-infection in urban Douala, Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Theresa Nkuo-Akenji Etienne Emgilbert Tevoufouet Frankline Nzang Nancy Ngufor Elisabeth FonA prospective cohort study was undertaken among 684 adult hospital attendees in Douala, Littoral Province, Cameroon. The objectives were to determine the prevalence of HIV/malaria co-infection and to determine and compare the prevalence of some parasitological, haematological and clinical parameters... -
Data-protection standards and confidentiality of HIV/AIDS status in the workplace — a South African case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Zuzanna Muskat-GorskaThe article contextualises an emerging new regime for information privacy in South Africa (i.e. the draft Protection of Personal Information Bill). Subsequently, it discusses the possibility of successful implementation of international data-protection standards in an environment where there is an... -
Sex work, reform initiatives and HIV/AIDS in inner-city Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marlise RichterThe on-going criminalisation of sex work in South Africa, concurrent sexual partnerships, socio-economic vulnerability, migrant status and gender-based violence intensify sex workers' risk of contracting HIV. These factors combine to restrict the skills, ability and resources of sex workers to... -
Assessment of HIV-positive in-patients using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Hellen Myezwa Aimee Stewart Eustasius Musenge Paul NesaraThe International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) short-version checklist was used to assess the impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions experienced by a sample of HIV-positive in-patients admitted to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. Laboratory... -
The phenomenology of bodily care: caregivers' experiences with AIDS patients before antiretroviral therapies in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: MokhantšoG MakoaeThis study provides an account of caregivers' experiences with the bodily care of AIDS patients before antiretroviral therapies were available in the public health sector in Lesotho. It describes the mechanisms through which the body may become a stressor in... -
The mental health of people living with HIV/AIDS in Africa: a systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: René Brandt --- AIDS and Society Research Unit, Centre for Social Science Research, South AfricaThis paper reviews published quantitative research on the mental health of HIV-infected adults in Africa. Twentyseven articles published between 1994 and 2008 reported the results of 23 studies. Most studies found that about half of HIV-infected adults sampled had some... -
The perspectives of in-school youths in Kampala, Uganda, on the role of parents in HIV prevention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Johanna Löfgren --- Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Global Health (IHCAR), Sweden Josaphat Byamugisha --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Uganda Per Tillgren --- Department of Public Health Sciences, Sweden Birgitta Rubenson --- Department of Public Health Sciences, SwedenThis qualitative study explores how young Ugandans perceive and experience the role of parents in preventing the spread of HIV among youths. Data were gathered from semi-structured face-to-face interviews with 16 in-school youths, ages 18-20, residing in Kampala. A key... -
Daniel arap Moi and the politics of HIV and AIDS in Kenya, 1983–2002
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Samwel Ong'wen Okuro --- Department of History, KenyaThe contrasting outcomes to HIV/AIDS prevention and mitigation processes in sub-Saharan Africa have not been adequately investigated or explained. Specifically, few scholars have attempted to root the responses to HIV and AIDS within the socio-economic and political realities of those... -
Religious participation and HIV-disclosure rationales among people living with HIV/AIDS in rural Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Robin Root --- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Baruch College, United StatesDespite the cultural salience of Christianity in many parts of Africa and the expansion of antiretroviral treatment, few studies have examined experiences of religious participation among HIV-positive individuals. Correspondingly, most studies of HIV self-disclosure in sub-Saharan Africa focus primarily on... -
The relation of HIV testing and treatment to identity formation in Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Emily Frank --- Anthropology Department, United StatesWhy would many Zambians be reluctant to access lifesaving antiretroviral treatment? Does the process of accessing an HIV test in Zambia promote an identity that can change individuals' livelihood strategies? What happens to individuals when people access treatment? Voluntary testing... -
The importance of interdisciplinary collaborative research in responding to HIV/AIDS vulnerability in rural Senegal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Roos Willems --- Department Social and Cultural Anthropology, BelgiumHIV prevalence in Senegal is less than 1%, a success generally attributed to the country's quick response to the nascent epidemic of the 1980s and its continued efforts to curtail the spread of HIV. However, as the bulk of the... -
Rural black women's agency within intimate partnerships amid the South African HIV epidemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Britta Thege --- Department of Sociology, South AfricaIn a particular way, the HIV pandemic exposes the prevailing gender relations and the definitions of male and female gender roles, both in intimate relationships and in the wider society. The HIV pandemic reveals the contradictions between women's legal rights... -
“When we are together I feel at home.” Types and sources of social support among youth newly diagnosed with HIV in Kenya: implications for intervention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kathryn D Lypen --- Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, Nicole M Lockwood --- Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, Firas Shalabi --- Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, Gary W Harper --- Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, Elizabeth Ngugi --- Centre for HIV Prevention and Research, KenyaSocial support helps youth manage psychosocial stress. Though many studies have investigated the role of social support in helping youth in developed countries cope with their HIV status, such research is lacking among youth living in sub-Saharan African countries, including... -
The social aspects of alcohol misuse/abuse in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Bmp Setlalentoa --- Department of Social Work, South Africa Pt Pisa --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa Gn Thekisho --- Department of Social Work, South Africa Eh Ryke --- Department of Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences, South Africa T Loots Du --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South AfricaUse of alcohol in Africa, particularly in South Africa, has a long history and is a way of life for many people, regardless of their socio-economic background. Alcohol abuse has many negative economic, social and health consequences. The objective of... -
Resources for resilient caregiving by parents of children with schizophrenia in Swaziland: A multiple case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kayi Ntinda --- Department of Educational Foundations and Management, Swaziland Siphesihle Nkwanyana --- Department of Educational Foundations and Management, SwazilandThis study reports on the care-provisioning experiences of parents (n = 6; females = 5) raising children with schizophrenia in a rural Swazi setting. The parents were individually interviewed at their homes on caregiving aspects such as burden, coping, quality... -
Community diversity, functional traits and adaptation of Stipa tenacissima L. under different grazing regimes in a North African arid montane rangeland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Jamila Msadek --- , Tunisia Abderrazak Tlili --- , Tunisia Marwa Moumni --- , Tunisia Mounir Louhaichi --- , Tunisia Mohamed Tarhouni --- , TunisiaThe mountain rangeland chain of Matmata (southern Tunisia) is characterised by an arid Mediterranean climate with severe droughts and high temperatures, combined with substantial human disturbance. In order to withstand these harsh conditions, plants have developed adaptive strategies and functional... -
Depressive symptoms among older adults with HIV in Namibia: the role of social support and spirituality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Eveline Ndinelao Kalomo --- , USA Jung Sim Jun --- , USA Kyoung Hag Lee --- , USA Mgori Nuru Kaddu --- , NamibiaBackground: More than 60% of older adults living with HIV reside in sub-Saharan Africa. Namibia has one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates. This study examined the association between social support, spirituality and depressive symptoms. -
Psychosocial functions of eating behaviour among South African female university students: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Monique Genis --- , South Africa Werner de Klerk --- , South Africa Lelanie Malan --- , South AfricaWe explored the psychosocial functions served by eating behaviours among South African female university students. Our informants were 13 female university students between the ages of 18 and 24. The informants completed semi-structured interviews on their eating behaviour and the... -
Impact of entrepreneurship development programmes on economic aspects of trainees: Evidence from training centres in India
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Santhosha Shetty G --- , India Vikram Baliga --- , India Mathew Thomas Gil --- , India Ren Trevor Dias --- , India Sandeep S. Shenoy --- , IndiaThe aim of this research work was to analyze the impact of entrepreneurship development programmes (EDPs) offered by Rural Development and Self-Employment Training Institutes (RUDSETIs) on the economic aspects of trainees of these institutes. The researchers collected data from 386... -
New approaches, new activities and new outcomes in international conferences on HIV/AIDS in Africa — Report of the 3rd African Conference on the Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, Dakar, 10 – 14 October 2005
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: C.I. Niang O. Shisana G. Andrews D. Kaseje L. Simbayi Karl Peltzer [CXX0001] Y. ToefyAfrica's HIV/AIDS situation remains cause for concern. The impact of HIV is considerable and threatens the survival and development of African societies. Although much has been attempted, the results still leave much to be desired. AIDS is an epidemic that... -
Innovations dans les approches, activités et résultats des conférences internationales sur le VIH/SIDA en Afrique — Le cas de la 3ème conférence africaine sur les aspects sociaux du VIH/SIDA, Dakar, 10 – 14 octobre 2005
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Cheikh Ibrahima Niang [CXX0001] O. Shisana G. Andrews D. Kaseje L. Simbayi K. Peltzer Y. ToefyLa situation du VIH/SIDA en Afrique demeure très préoccupante. L'impact du VIH est considérable et menace la survie et le développement des sociétés africaines. Bien qu'il y ait beaucoup d'efforts, les réponses ne sont pas encore à la hauteur des... -
Report and policy brief from the 4th Africa Conference on Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research: Innovations in access to prevention, treatment and care in HIV/AIDS, Kisumu, Kenya, 29 April–3 May 2007
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: G. Setswe [CXX0001] K. Peltzer M. Banyini D. Skinner J. Seager S. Maile S. Sedumedi D. Gomis I. van der LindeAbout 520 delegates from all over Africa and 21 countries attended the conference. This report and policy brief summarises the key findings and suggested policy options that emerged from rapporteur reports of conference proceedings including the following themes: (1) Orphans... -
The perfective aspect in Afaan Oromoo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Eba Teresa Garoma --- Jimma University, Ethiopia Baye Yimam --- Addis Ababa University, EthiopiaThe perfective aspect in linguistic terms signifies the completion of an action or event, presenting it as a single, undivided unit without delving into its internal components, contrasting with the imperfective aspect that focuses on actions/events with internal structure. This...
