Browsing Research Output by Subject "HIV and AIDS"
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Challenges to the vision and mission of lifelong learning in Sub–Saharan Africa
(KRE Publishers, 2014)Lifelong learning has become a fashionable term that is being mu ch talk ed about by politicians, occasional reviewers of development policies and academicians who are constantly exploring ways ... -
Collaborative partnerships to increase resilience among AIDS orphans: some unforeseen challenges and caveats
(Unisa Press, 2012)Previous research has attested to the power of metaphor-rich stories to enable resilience during individual therapy, but this has not been researched in a group context. We aimed to ascertain if the reading of brief stories ... -
Collaborative partnerships to increase resilience among AIDS orphans: some unforeseen challenges and caveats
(Taylor & Francis + Unisa Press, 2012)Previous research has attested to the power of metaphor-rich stories to enable resilience during individual therapy, but this has not been researched in a group context. We aimed to ascertain if the reading of brief ... -
Grandmothers and Grandchildren Learning Together: The Intergrational Relationship Implications of the HIV and Aids Epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa
(IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS), 2017)This paper is based on the assumption that death from HIV and AIDS remains one of Sub-Saharan Africa's major development challenges. Africans are not so naive to believe that "danger" is as yet over; and our people are not ... -
How youth picture gender injustice: building skills for HIV prevention through a participatory, arts-based approach
(Education Association of South Africa (EASA), 2012)Based on the existing literature on the positive relationship that exists between high instances of HIV infections and a high degree of gender injustices in southern Africa, there is clearly a need for HIV-prevention ... -
Knowledge and psychosocial wellbeing of nurses caring for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH)
(Elsevier, 2016)The challenges of caring for people living with HIV (PLWH) in a low-resource setting has had a negative impact on the nursing profession, resulting in a shortage of skilled nurses. In response to this shortage and perceived ... -
Psychosocial health of an African group before awareness of HIV status: a comparative study
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)This study aimed to explore the psychosocial health profiles of people with and without HIV before they learned their infection status. A total of 1,025 participants (males = 386, females = 639, age range = between 32 and ... -
Shaping social literacy through HIV in Higher Education curricula
(Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2016)This article outlines a case for curriculum transformation in respect of HIV education, spearheaded in part by policy debates in the South African Higher Education sector, as well as by the broader social movement led by ... -
Supporting Lesotho teachers to develop resilience in the face of the HIV and AIDS pandemic
(Elsevier, 2012)HIV and AIDS threaten to erode the wellbeing of teachers who are faced with an increasing number of children rendered vulnerable by the pandemic. This article explores the usefulness of a supportive group intervention, ... -
Tribal perspectives on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and HIV and AIDS risks among married women in Nigeria
(Kamla-Raj, 2014)This paper analyzed risk of contracting HIV that is associated with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) due to the involvement of traditional circumcisers. The demographic and health survey for 2008 were used. The data were ...