Older people
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- Recognition of older carers in the HIV/AIDS pandemic
- ( HelpAge International , 2008)
- In the HIV/AIDS pandemic, it is older people, particularly grandmothers, who are shouldering most of the emotional and financial burden as carers. Yet their vital role is going unrecognised. This repo...
- Knowledge and media compaigns on HIV awareness must target elderly who are caregivers
- ( J. Knodel; Z. Zimmer / Population Studies Center, University of Michigan , 2006)
- This paper examines the issue of caregiving among men and women age 60 and older in Cambodia who are being called on to be primary caregivers for their children who contract AIDS. Results indicate th...
- Importance of older women and their pensions to African households
- ( E. J. Schatz; C. Ogunmefun / Population Aging Center, Institute of Behavioral Science, Colorado , 2005)
- This paper explores the coping strategies of households in rural South Africa, where HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality are having profound effects on household resources. The paper focuses specifically...
- Due to the spread of HIV, often the middle generation of families is completely absent, leaving the old and young to support each other
- ( HelpAge International , 2003)
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This report shows that - provided appropriate support is available - older people and orphans and vulnerable children can overcome some of the challenges posed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
The case stu...
- HIV/AIDS and social security scenarios: the effects on migration
- ( F. Docquiera; O. Fayeb; O. Paddison / International Social Security Association , 2003)
- This paper assesses the occurrence of HIV in Africa and its implications on both old-age support schemes and the two-tier economic structure in developing countries. It models a two-sector economy in ...
- Alleviating poverty caused by HIV/AIDS via old age pensions
- ( H. Legido-Quigley / International Social Security Association , 2003)
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This paper seeks to explore some pressing issues related to the consequences of the old age pension in households affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa.
The paper examines the policy of the South Afr...
- Can informal social security mechanisms be sustained in the long term?
- ( A. Dekker / International Social Security Association , 2003)
- This paper gives a brief overview of the current formal social security provisioning in South Africa with regards to old age and retirement benefits. It then investigates issues impacting on the agei...
- Investigating the consequences of the AIDS epidemic for older African adults
- ( Z. Zimmer; J. Dayton / Population Council, USA , 2003)
- Paper examines the living arrangements of persons aged 60 and older in 16 countries. Data come from the household roster component of recent Demographic and Health Surveys. The focus is on the tendenc...
- Impact of HIV on older people and the implications for policies
- ( HelpAge International , 2003)
- The purpose of this paper is to explore the main ways in which HIV and AIDS impact on older women and men in developing countries. It also reviews the research, programme and policy implications of in...
- How AIDS/HIV in others affects the lives of the older propulation
- ( J. Knodel; S. Watkins; M. VanLandingham / Impact of the AIDS Epidemic on Older Persons , 2002)
- The impact of the worldwide AIDS epidemic on persons age 50 and over has received relatively little consideration except in the United States where interest has focused almost exclusively on older per...
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