TY - JOUR
T1 - Coping
T2 - A challenge for guardians of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in a South African township
AU - Kiggundu, Edith
AU - Oldewage-Theron, Wilna
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - The main objective of this study, part of an investigation into the health of guardians of HIV/AIDS orphans, was to explore the guardians' coping mechanisms. Previous research has shown that there is a relationship between the use of social support networks and the guardians' ability to cope with the challenges of caring for HIV/AIDS orphans. Data were collected by means of a socio-demographic questionnaire and individual semi-structured interviews with guardians who attend a support group organised by a non-governmental organisation in Alexandra, the oldest township in Gauteng and a very poor area of South Africa. The article concludes that harnessing social support networks is an effective strategy that could help guardians cope with the challenges of caring for HIV/AIDS orphans.
AB - The main objective of this study, part of an investigation into the health of guardians of HIV/AIDS orphans, was to explore the guardians' coping mechanisms. Previous research has shown that there is a relationship between the use of social support networks and the guardians' ability to cope with the challenges of caring for HIV/AIDS orphans. Data were collected by means of a socio-demographic questionnaire and individual semi-structured interviews with guardians who attend a support group organised by a non-governmental organisation in Alexandra, the oldest township in Gauteng and a very poor area of South Africa. The article concludes that harnessing social support networks is an effective strategy that could help guardians cope with the challenges of caring for HIV/AIDS orphans.
KW - Coping mechanisms
KW - Guardians
KW - HIV/AIDS orphans
KW - Social support networks
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70349739197&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03768350903086754
DO - 10.1080/03768350903086754
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70349739197
VL - 26
SP - 383
EP - 397
JO - Development Southern Africa
JF - Development Southern Africa
SN - 0376-835X
IS - 3
ER -