Home based care and management of people living with HIV/ AIDS in Rufiji district
| dc.contributor.author | DISMAS,JOHN | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-02-26T06:46:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-02-26T06:46:41Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
| dc.description | Thesis | |
| dc.description.abstract | HIV/AIDS has brought in new challenges of care and support to those who fall sick and the surviving family members. As the HIV/AIDS epidemic worsens, community home based care services are critical in the continuum of care to mitigate the burden of the disease on health facilities and families. The Government of Tanzania has developed different programmes, strategies and models for HBC to PLWHA. However, there is inadequate knowledge about the effectiveness of HBC and management of PLWHA. The current study examines the determinants of effectiveness of HBC and management of PLWHA in Rufiji District. The study specifically determines the characteristics of PLWHA under HBC system, best or bad practices for PLWHA, the types of home based care offered and key stakeholders involved in the caring for PLWHA. Cross-sectional survey using quantitative data collected from a sample of 104 PLWHA and 3 focus group discussion and in-depth interviews were used for the study. The analysis has been done using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings show that of all the households of PLWHA that were interviewed, majority were male headed household (MHHs), than female headed household (FHHs). The study has shown that the type of HBC offered is the one which emphasizes on psychosocial support to PLWHA and their families delivering their services primarily through volunteer networks in the community together with program staff, who are not necessarily health professionals. PLWHA do not have information on where to get legal aid an aspects such as inheritance, writing of wills and human rights or PLWHA support groups. The study recommends the introduction and or strengthening of programmes that promote legal aid awareness along side other services provided to PLWHA. Finally HBC programmes cannot be successful unless they are accorded active support and participation from government, NGO’s and communities. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/6599 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | |
| dc.subject | HIV/ AIDS | |
| dc.subject | Care and management | |
| dc.subject | Health facilities | |
| dc.subject | HBC | |
| dc.subject | PLWHA | |
| dc.title | Home based care and management of people living with HIV/ AIDS in Rufiji district | |
| dc.type | Thesis |