Improving the lives of vulnerable children: implications of Horizons research among orphans and other children affected by AIDS
| Autor: | Ellen Weiss, Annie P. Michaelis, Katie D. Schenk, Tobey Nelson Sapiano, Lisanne Brown |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty Child Health Services Psychological intervention Guidelines as Topic Psychology Child Child Advocacy Vulnerable Populations Mentorship Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Cost of Illness Succession planning Health care parasitic diseases Health Planning Support medicine Humans Community Health Services Program Development Psychiatry Child Africa South of the Sahara Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Health Services Needs and Demand business.industry Public health Patient Selection Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social Support Horizons Program medicine.disease Parent training Quality of Life business Child Orphaned Psychosocial Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974). 125(2) |
| ISSN: | 0033-3549 |
| Popis: | From 1997 through 2007, the Horizons program conducted research to inform the care and support of children who had been orphaned and rendered vulnerable by acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in sub-Saharan Africa. Horizons conducted studies in Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Research included both diagnostic studies exploring the circumstances of families and communities affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and evaluations of pioneering intervention strategies. Interventions found to be supportive of families included succession planning for families with an HIV-positive parent, training and supporting youth as caregivers, and youth mentorship for child-headed households. Horizons researchers developed tools to assess the psychosocial well-being of children affected by HIV and outlined key ethical guidelines for conducting research among children. The design, implementation, and evaluation of community-based interventions for orphans and vulnerable children continue to be a key gap in the evidence base. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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