Nothing can defeat combined hands (Abashize hamwe ntakibananira): Protective processes and resilience in Rwandan children and families affected by HIV/AIDS

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 693-701

  Betancourt, Theresa Stichick ^a   Meyers Ohki, Sarah ^a   Stulac, Sara N ^b   Elizabeth Barrera, Amy ^d   Mushashi, Christina ^b   Beardslee, William R ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; HIV AIDS; Mental health; Resilience; Rwanda

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENCE; CHILD HEALTH; GENOCIDE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY COPING; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PERSEVERATION; RWANDA; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PARENTING; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RWANDA; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

RWANDA;

HARNESS;

EID: 80051880144     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.06.053     Document Type: Article

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