Coping with HIV/AIDS: a case study of the psychological experiences of poor, HIV positive mothers and women caregivers on HAART
| dc.contributor.author | Brandt, René | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-26T13:33:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-04-26T13:33:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-04-26T13:32:28Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The primary objective of the current study is to investigate the psychological experiences of HIV positive mothers and women caregivers on antiretroviral therapy, and the strategies they employ to cope psychologically. It is also intended to inform both the content and method of ongoing work on maternal well-being and caregiving in HIV affected environments. Five HIV positive women caregivers were interviewed. They had been receiving antiretroviral therapy for less than six months and were the primary caregiver of at least one HIV negative child who was less than six years old. Each woman was administered a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview was conducted. The key issues which emerged were the complexity of women's psychological functioning, the fact that many women made strategic decisions about disclosure aimed at protecting important social networks, and that it was necessary to view well-being over time as a function of both situational and dynamic factors, such as changes in household composition. Women also spoke of consistent concerns about dying before their children were able to care for themselves. The study provides evidence for the value of adopting a contextual approach to investigating the psychological functioning of HIV positive mothers and women caregivers living in communities in which HIV is highly prevalent and poverty endemic. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Brandt, R. (2005). <i>Coping with HIV/AIDS: a case study of the psychological experiences of poor, HIV positive mothers and women caregivers on HAART</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19240 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Brandt, René <i>Coping with HIV/AIDS: a case study of the psychological experiences of poor, HIV positive mothers and women caregivers on HAART.</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR), 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19240 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Brandt, R. (2005). Coping with HIV/AIDS: a case study of the psychological experiences of poor, HIV positive mothers and women caregivers on HAART. Centre for Social Science Research: University of Cape Town. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Working Paper AU - Brandt, René AB - The primary objective of the current study is to investigate the psychological experiences of HIV positive mothers and women caregivers on antiretroviral therapy, and the strategies they employ to cope psychologically. It is also intended to inform both the content and method of ongoing work on maternal well-being and caregiving in HIV affected environments. Five HIV positive women caregivers were interviewed. They had been receiving antiretroviral therapy for less than six months and were the primary caregiver of at least one HIV negative child who was less than six years old. Each woman was administered a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview was conducted. The key issues which emerged were the complexity of women's psychological functioning, the fact that many women made strategic decisions about disclosure aimed at protecting important social networks, and that it was necessary to view well-being over time as a function of both situational and dynamic factors, such as changes in household composition. Women also spoke of consistent concerns about dying before their children were able to care for themselves. The study provides evidence for the value of adopting a contextual approach to investigating the psychological functioning of HIV positive mothers and women caregivers living in communities in which HIV is highly prevalent and poverty endemic. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - Coping with HIV/AIDS: a case study of the psychological experiences of poor, HIV positive mothers and women caregivers on HAART TI - Coping with HIV/AIDS: a case study of the psychological experiences of poor, HIV positive mothers and women caregivers on HAART UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19240 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19240 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Brandt R. Coping with HIV/AIDS: a case study of the psychological experiences of poor, HIV positive mothers and women caregivers on HAART. 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19240 | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR) | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
| dc.title | Coping with HIV/AIDS: a case study of the psychological experiences of poor, HIV positive mothers and women caregivers on HAART | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Working Paper | en_ZA |
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| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Research paper | en_ZA |