Psychosocial support intervention for HIV-affected families in Haiti: Implications for programs and policies for orphans and vulnerable children

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1494-1503

  Smith Fawzi, Mary C ^a,b,c   Eustache, Eddy ^d   Oswald, Catherine ^a   Louis, Ermaze ^d   Surkan, Pamela J ^e   Scanlan, Fiona ^a   Hook, Sarah ^a   Mancuso, Anna ^a   Mukherjee, Joia S ^a,b,c  

^a PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Zanmi Lasante Sociomedical Complex ^*  (Haïti)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Families; Haiti; HIV; Intervention; Mental health; Psychosocial; Youth

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SERVICE PROVISION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAITI; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORPHANAGE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, ORPHANED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HAITI; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

HAITI;

EID: 84859759656     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.01.022     Document Type: Article

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