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  1. Assistance needed for the integration of orphaned and vulnerable children — views of South African family and community members

    Assistance needed for the integration of orphaned and vulnerable children — views of South African family and community members

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Melvyn Freeman --- Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health Research Programme of the HSRC, Nkululeko Nkomo --- Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health Research Programme of the HSRC,
    Guardianship within families is often regarded as the most viable and preferred option for orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC). However, this will place a considerably increased burden on the new caregivers of these children. This study examines whether assistance to...
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  2. Widowhood in the era of HIV/AIDS: A case study of Slaya District, Kenya

    Widowhood in the era of HIV/AIDS: A case study of Slaya District, Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Constance Ambasa-Shisanya --- Family Health International,
    Luo women are believed to acquire contagious cultural impurity after the death of their husbands that is perceived as dangerous to other people. To neutralise this impure state, a sexual cleansing rite is observed. In the indigenous setting, the ritual...
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