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Growing old in the era of a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS
— the impact of AIDS on older men and women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | | Author(s) | Chantal Munthree, Pranitha Maharaj |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 32, no 2, March 2010 |
| Pages | pp 155-174 |
| Source | http://roa.sagepub.com doi: 10.1177/0164027510361829 |
| Keywords | AIDS ; Older men ; Older women ; Social surveys ; South Africa. |
| Annotation | Despite the important consequences that HIV/AIDS is likely to have for older people in South Africa, little empirical work has focused directly on this issue. However, emerging evidence suggests that older people are increasingly affected by the AIDS pandemic. In many households, older people often assume responsibility for the care of those who are sick and/or dying, and for children orphaned by AIDS. This study uses qualitative and quantitative methods to provide insights into the multiple impacts of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on the lives of older men and women. The results show that some older men and women feel at risk of HIV infection because of their caregiving activities. Almost 17% of respondents report that they have cared for someone with HIV/AIDS, with the percentage somewhat higher in rural areas. The study found that the impact of HIV/AIDS is substantial and is compounded greatly by gender dynamics in the household. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100913203 A |
| Classmark | CQTT: BC: BD: 3F: 7PM |
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