| Community Reaction to Older-age Parental AIDS Caregivers and their Families: Evidence from Cambodia. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 20161630 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Accounts of community reaction to persons with HIV/AIDS and their families typically focus only on negative reactions stemming from stigmatization with little acknowledgement of variation over time and across settings. To usefully guide local interventions, a broader view is needed that also encompasses attitudes and actions stemming from sympathy and friendship. We examine community reaction in Cambodia to families from the perspective of parents of adults who died of AIDS or currently receive antiretroviral therapy. Survey evidence and open-ended interviews reveal a mixture of reactions with respect to social relations, interactions with local officials, gossip, business patronage, funeral participation, and orphaned grandchildren. Positive support is often dominant and reactions typically improve substantially over time. Misplaced fears of contagion through casual contact underlie most negative reactions. Moral condemnation or blame is not evident as a source of negative reactions. Overall a sufficiently supportive atmosphere likely exists in many localities to facilitate community based efforts to mitigate the epidemic's impact on affected families. |
| | |
Authors:
|
John Knodel; Nathalie Williams; Sovan Kiry Kim; Sina Puch; Chanpen Saengtienchai |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Research on aging Volume: 32 ISSN: 0164-0275 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2010 Jan |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2010-7-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 7908221 Medline TA: Res Aging Country: - |
Other Details:
|
Languages: ENG Pagination: 122 Citation Subset: - |
Affiliation:
|
Population Studies Center, University of Michigan. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
| Grant Support | |
ID/Acronym/Agency:
|
P30 AG012846-159001//NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG020063-01//NIA NIH HHS |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Accelerated Recurrence Time Models.
Next Document: Self-focused Cognitive Styles and Bipolar Spectrum Disorders: Concurrent and Prospective Association...