Fostering children affected by AIDS in Richards Bay, South Africa: A qualitative study of grandparents' experiences

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-192

  Nyasani, Evalyne ^a,b   Sterberg, Erna ^c   Smith, Helen ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Richards Bay Family Care ^*  (Kenya)

^c Richards Bay Family Care   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Family; Fostering; Grandparents; HIV AIDS; Interviews; Orphans; Qualitative research; Rural communities; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; GRANDPARENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 67749137346     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAR.2009.8.2.6.858     Document Type: Article

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