The Impacts of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic and Socioeconomic Development on the Living Arrangements of Older Persons in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Country-Level Analysis

Prayers in the worship service and HIV/Aids It seems as if most churches are still – to a great extent – not seriously involved in the problems of the HIV/Aids pandemic, and that prayers in the worship service for people suffering from HIV/Aids are few or even totally absent. The extent of the pandemic is overwhelming, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. The needs and the suffering of Aids patients in terms of the physical, psychological and social aspects of their lives are likewise radical. The stigmatisation of Aids is far-reaching among all the population groups and forms the source of degradation and loneliness experienced by HIV-positive people. Churches should thus bring this suffering before God in prayer. Prayer is a communicative action in the worship service, but it is much more than communication; it is communion with the almighty God. In his communion with people praying to Him, God gives them strength to bring about a change of heart and attitude towards those for whom they are praying. Guidelines are suggested for focusing on HIV/Aids too in the elements of doxology, thanksgiving, humbling and prayers during the worship service. The conclusion arrived at implies that occasional worship-service prayers focusing on HIV/Aids can have a definite influence on the congregation’s attitude towards, their involvement with, and their active care for people suffering from HIV/Aids.

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Gender and Development: Where are the Men?

Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings ◽

10.24908/iqurcp.7806 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Corinne Mason

Keyword(s):

Gender Inequality ◽

Cultural Beliefs ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Gender And Development ◽

Social Construct ◽

Men's Issues ◽

Aids Pandemic ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

United Nation ◽

Hiv Aids

This presentation will focus on men, masculinities and the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Southern Africa. As the interest in gender and development in Africa increases among experts in the development field, men have been increasingly left out of the discourse. Given the severity of gender inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa, focus on women is necessary. However, due to the prevalence of issues such as violence and HIV/AIDS prevalence among men, masculinity as a social construct must be given appropriate attention. In 2000, The United Nation Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS launched a World AIDS Day campaign called “AIDS: Men Make a Difference”. A UNAIDS March 2000 report acknowledged the importance of working with men to halt the HIV/AIDS pandemic due to “cultural beliefs and expectations [which] heighten men’s vulnerability” to HIV/AIDS. Similarly, scholars have recently taken interest in the intersection between masculinity and HIV/AIDS. This presentation will provide an overview of the exclusion of men’s issues in development and the reasons why we need to start paying attention to masculinity as a gendered construct.

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Changing Patterns of Family Care in Uganda: Father Absence and Patrilineal Neglect in the Face of HIV/AIDS

Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services ◽

10.1606/1044-3894.3852 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 90 (1) ◽

pp. 110-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Jini L. Roby ◽

Stacey A. Shaw ◽

Elinor Wanyama Chemonges ◽

Cole D. Hooley

Keyword(s):

Family Care ◽

Father Absence ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Child Placement ◽

Aids Pandemic ◽

The Face ◽

Care Patterns ◽

Changing Patterns ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Hiv Aids

In this study, 162 HIV-positive mothers in Uganda were interviewed about the involvement of fathers and paternal kin, regarding current support they provide to children and as child placement options in the event of the mothers death. More than half of the children had fathers who were already deceased. Another one third had fathers who were alive but did not live with the children. Only 16% of the children were living with and being supported by their fathers. Mothers indicated a strong preference for placement with maternal kin, in contrast to traditional expectations of paternal kin care. Patterns of change in kin care throughout Uganda and sub-Saharan Africa, and implications are discussed in the context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

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Estimating the Fraction of Severe Malaria among Malaria-Positive Children: Analysis of Household Surveys in 19 Malaria-Endemic Countries in Africa

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ◽

10.4269/ajtmh.20-1351 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Cameron Taylor ◽

Sorrel M. L. Namaste ◽

Joanna Lowell ◽

Johanna Useem ◽

Yazoumé Yé

Keyword(s):

Severe Malaria ◽

Population Level ◽

Population Based ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Severe Illness ◽

Demographic And Health Surveys ◽

Country Level ◽

Alternative Approach ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Level Analysis

To date, the only robust estimates of severe malaria cases include children who present to the formal healthcare system. It is a challenge to use these data because of varying age ranges of reporting, different diagnosis techniques, surveillance methods, and healthcare utilization. This analysis examined data from 37 Demographic and Health Surveys and Malaria Indicator Surveys across 19 countries in sub-Saharan Africa collected between 2011 and 2018. The outcome of interest is a proxy indicator for severe malaria, defined as a proportion of children aged 6–59 months with at least one self-reported symptom of severe illness including loss of consciousness, rapid breathing, seizures, or severe anemia (hemoglobin < 5 g/dL) among those who were positive for malaria. The study includes a weighted descriptive, country-level analysis and a multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression model to assess the determinants of severe malaria. Among children positive for malaria across all surveys, 4.5% (95% CI: 4.1–4.8) had at least one sign or symptom of severe malaria, which was significantly associated with age, residence, wealth, and year of survey fieldwork at a P-value less than 0.05. This analysis presents a novel and an alternative approach of estimating the fraction of severe malaria cases among malaria-positive children younger than 5 years in malaria-endemic countries. Estimating severe malaria cases through population-based surveys allows countries to estimate severe malaria across time and to compare with other countries. Having a population-level estimate of severe malaria cases helps further our understanding of the burden and epidemiology of severe malaria.

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