Resilience through participation and coping-enabling social environments: The case of HIV-affected children in sub-Saharan Africa

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 153-164

  Skovdal, Morten ^a   Daniel, Marguerite ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Family; HIV AIDS; Households; Orphans and vulnerable children; Psychosocial aspects; Qualitative research; Resource poor settings; Social capital; Social networks; Youths

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COPING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 84873598891     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: 17279445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2012.734975     Document Type: Review

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