Experiences of older women caring for HIV/AIDS affected households in Atteridgeville

Zheve, Kudzai Ottilia

dc.contributor.advisor	Du Toit, H.
dc.contributor.author	Zheve, Kudzai Ottilia
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-11T09:37:55Z
dc.date.available	2015-05-11T09:37:55Z
dc.date.issued	2014-11
dc.date.submitted	2015-05-09
dc.identifier.citation	Zheve, Kudzai Ottilia (2014) Experiences of older women caring for HIV/AIDS affected households in Atteridgeville, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18595>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18595
dc.description.abstract	The aim of this qualitative study was to understand how older women experience their roles as care-givers to HIV/AIDS affected households in the Atteridgeville community and to identify specific problems they encounter. Twelve older women attending three elderly day care centres in Atteridgeville participated in the study. Purposive sampling was done and data was collected through two focus group interviews. Colaizzi‟s seven-step method of data analysis yielded the following four main themes: Caring for adult children with HIV/AIDS, Caring for HIV affected and infected grandchildren, Multiple role players involved in caring for HIV/AIDS persons, The impact on the lives of care-givers. Factors with a positive and negative impact on caring for HIV/AIDS households were identified. The study raises awareness for the need for social workers in Atteridgeville to intervene in assisting older women in their challenging role of caring for HIV/AIDS households	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (vii, 112 leaves)	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Experiences	en
dc.subject	Caring	en
dc.subject	Colaizzi seven step method	en
dc.subject	Data analysis	en
dc.subject	Older women	en
dc.subject	HIV and AIDS	en
dc.subject	Households	en
dc.subject.ddc	362.196979200968227
dc.subject.lcsh	AIDS (Disease) -- Social aspects -- South Africa -- Atteridgeville	en
dc.subject.lcsh	HIV infections -- Social aspects -- South Africa -- Atteridgeville	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Orphans -- Care -- South Africa -- Atteridgeville	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Children of AIDS patients -- Care -- South Africa -- Atteridgeville	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Older women -- South Africa -- Atteridgeville	en
dc.title	Experiences of older women caring for HIV/AIDS affected households in Atteridgeville	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Health Studies	en
dc.description.degree	M. A. (Public Health)	en