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AIDS And the Family: Policy Options for a Crisis in the Family Capital - Couverture souple

Belsey, Mark A.

 
9789211302479: AIDS And the Family: Policy Options for a Crisis in the Family Capital
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 9211302471 ISBN 13 : 9789211302479
Editeur : United Nations, 2006

Synopsis

HIV/AIDS has a profound impact on family well-being and structures. This publication considers issues and challenges of HIV/AIDS from a family perspective, using information and data from sub-Saharan Africa. Issues discussed include the following: definitions and methodological aspects; knowledge and disclosure of HIV status, including stigma and risk perceptions; caregiving and family living arrangements, including the implications for older family members and children who are forced to assume adult responsibilities; care of orphaned children; changing structures and functions of families affected by HIV/AIDS; traditional and other family practices affecting vulnerability to HIV; and, policy implications of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

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Éditeur
United Nations
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9211302471
ISBN 13 
9789211302479
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
194
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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