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Using Rapid Research to Develop a National Strategy to Assist Families Affected by AIDS in Tanzania.

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dc.creator Hunter, S.
dc.creator Kaijage, Frederick J.
dc.creator Maack, P.
dc.creator Kiondo, A.
dc.creator Masanja, P.
dc.date 2016-08-25T15:32:33Z
dc.date 2016-08-25T15:32:33Z
dc.date 1997
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-27T08:46:29Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-27T08:46:29Z
dc.identifier Hunter, S., Kaijage, F., Maack, P., Kiondo, A. and Masanja, P., 1997. Using rapid research to develop a national strategy to assist families affected by AIDS in Tanzania. Health Transition Review, pp.393-420.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3583
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3583
dc.description Although information on African family adaptation to the AIDS epidemic is critical to planning and managing government, donor and NGO programs of assistance, current knowledge is limited to a small number of research studies. An AIDS prevention project in Tanzania undertook a rapid national assessment to identify the major problems for families in Tanzania in adapting to the epidemic. The methodology used for the work was distinct from prior studies: the research covered a wide cross-section of Tanzanian population groups to gauge the extent of ethnic, urban–rural and regional variation; it was rapid and qualitative, to gather data on broad trends in a short time; and it was designed in co-operation with policymakers so they could understand the approach being used and were receptive to the findings. The study identified common problems in AIDS care, counselling and survivor assistance. Many of the problems for families with AIDS have their origin in poverty and changes in African family structures over the past 20 years, which African demographers are just beginning to describe. Stresses arising from these changes are now being aggravated by AIDS, but families with sufficient resources, whether female or male-headed, are coping better than those without.
dc.language en
dc.title Using Rapid Research to Develop a National Strategy to Assist Families Affected by AIDS in Tanzania.
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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