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| Effects of the AIDS epidemic and the Community Home-Based Care programme on the health of older persons in Botswana | | Author(s) | Henry A Akinsola |
| Journal title | Southern African Journal of Gerontology, vol 9, no 1, April 2000 |
| Pages | pp 4-9 |
| Keywords | AIDS ; Home nursing ; Health [elderly] ; Informal care ; Older people ; Case studies ; Botswana. |
| Annotation | Several recent studies have focused on the needs and problems of different demographic groups pertaining the the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Botswana. However, none has paid particular attention to the impact of the epidemic on older people, with specific reference to the Community Home-Based Care (CHBC) programme in Botswana. This paper examines the older Botswanans' experiences of the AIDS epidemic; briefly describes the CHBC Programme; and critically examines the social psychological, economic and health implications of the programme for older people, with specific reference to their role as primary caregivers to those with AIDS and to AIDS orphans. The dynamics of the CHBC programme's problems are analysed and solutions to the problems are suggested. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000822222 A |
| Classmark | CQTT: N4: CC: P6: B: 69P: 7PE |
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