TY - JOUR
T1 - Household and community responses to HIV and AIDS in developing countries
AU - Warwick, Ian
AU - Bharat, Shalini
AU - Castro, Roberto
AU - Garcia, Rafael
AU - Leshabari, Melkizedeck T.
AU - Singhanetra-renard, Anchalee
AU - Aggleton, Peter
PY - 1998/12
Y1 - 1998/12
N2 - Household and community responses to HIV and AIDS are shaped by the contexts in which women, men and children live and socialize. In this study carried out in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, India, Tanzania and Thailand, factors relating to economic resources and gender influenced the forms of care and support made available to people living with HIV and AIDS. Adults and children in poorer households and communities suffered most. Beliefs about sexual transmission were influenced by what was, and was not, thought to be appropriate conduct for men and women. Prevailing gender relations affected what care was provided, by whom, to people living with HIV and AIDS. Future programmes of HIV-related prevention and care should place more stress on the vulnerability of poorer households and women. More attention needs to be paid to investing in, and supporting, those in the informal sector (mostly women) who provide care. Furthermore, the responsibilities of men to appraise their own HIV-related risk and to protect and support their partners should be addressed.
AB - Household and community responses to HIV and AIDS are shaped by the contexts in which women, men and children live and socialize. In this study carried out in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, India, Tanzania and Thailand, factors relating to economic resources and gender influenced the forms of care and support made available to people living with HIV and AIDS. Adults and children in poorer households and communities suffered most. Beliefs about sexual transmission were influenced by what was, and was not, thought to be appropriate conduct for men and women. Prevailing gender relations affected what care was provided, by whom, to people living with HIV and AIDS. Future programmes of HIV-related prevention and care should place more stress on the vulnerability of poorer households and women. More attention needs to be paid to investing in, and supporting, those in the informal sector (mostly women) who provide care. Furthermore, the responsibilities of men to appraise their own HIV-related risk and to protect and support their partners should be addressed.
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U2 - 10.1080/09581599808402918
DO - 10.1080/09581599808402918
M3 - Article
SN - 0958-1596
VL - 8
SP - 311
EP - 328
JO - Critical Public Health
JF - Critical Public Health
IS - 4
ER -