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The power of AIDS: kinship, mobility and the valuing of social and ritual relationships in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Hansjörg DilgerThe HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa has become a test case of the effects of globalisation, in that it demonstrates how international processes may affect regional life situations and how 'the local' can simultaneously develop in its own way, through the... -
Widow ‘dispossession’ in northern Namibian inheritance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Robert J. Gordon --- Department of Anthropology,This paper examines ‘asset stripping’ which is said to occur particularly in matrilineal societies when young widows are stripped of their late husband's possessions. Contrary to many scholars who see asset stripping as a recent phenomenon and who believe that... -
Depression in older adults: prevalence and risk factors in a primary health care sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: U Padayachey --- Department of Psychiatry, South Africa S Ramlall --- Department of Psychiatry, South Africa J Chipps --- Faculty of Community Health, South AfricaBackground: Depression in the geriatric population has been identified as a significant problem in view of the associated negative outcomes regarding poor functioning, increased perception of poor health and increased utilisation of medical services. Significantly associated with increased morbidity and... -
Black widow spider bite in Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Teressa Sumy Thomas --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Alan Kemp --- Centre for Emerging, Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases, South Africa Kim Pieton Roberg --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaBlack widow spider bites are uncommon in South Africa, but it is important for clinicians to be aware of the clinical presentation in order to initiate appropriate treatment. This case highlights the presentation and management of a middle-aged gentleman who... -
Grieving widows’ lived experiences in a rural South African setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Molefi Motsoeneng --- , South Africa Motalenyane Alfred Modise --- , South AfricaThe study explored widows’ social isolation and the stigma experienced in a rural South Africa setting. Participants were a purposive sample of 10 widows (black = 95%; age range 30 to 60 years old). The widows completed semi-structured individual interviews... -
Experiences of orphan care in Amach, Uganda: assessing policy implications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Christopher Oleke --- Ministry of Health - Uganda, Astrid Blystad --- University of Bergen, Norway Ole Bjørn Rekdal --- Bergen University College, Karen Marie Moland --- University of Bergen, NorwayUganda is estimated to have around two million orphans constituting approximately 19% of all the children in the country. This paper presents findings from a study on the experiences of orphan care among Langi people of Amach sub-county in Lira... -
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...
