Life history analysis of HIV/AIDS-affected households in rice and cassava-based farming communities in Northern Malawi

Gender, ageing and carework in East and Southern Africa: A review

“…The time burdens of caregiving increase poverty among poor caregivers (Hansen et al, 1998; Lindsey et al, 2003) and the financial burdens may cause caregivers stress (Akintola, 2004; Nnko et al, 2000; Orner, 2006). While most older East and Southern African women are not working in the formal economy, carework still has opportunity costs in the form of foregone subsistence agriculture, informal income-generating activities and self-care (Yajima, van Huis, & Jiggins, 2010). In households already struggling financially, the costs of caregiving can create further financial hardship and social disruption (Seeley, 2008; Seeley, Wolff, et al, 2009; Ssengonzi, 2009).…”

Using life histories to explore gendered experiences of conflict in Gulu District, northern Uganda: Implications for post-conflict health reconstruction

“…For example, life histories have been used to explore the experiences of lesbian teachers and their coping strategies in specific situations (Sparkes 1994); and to capture black American women's experiences of mental illness and strategies used to cope and improve their lives (Solsulki, Buchanan and Donnell 2010). Life histories have also been used to explore experiences of infertility in Malawi (Hemmings 2007); fertility and social status in South Africa (Harrison and Montgomery 2001); critical events regarding HIV in Malawi (Yajima, Van Huis and Jiggins 2010) and gender, conflict and vulnerability in Burundi (Seckinelgin, Bigirumwami and Morris 2011). All these studies highlight the importance of context (social and metaphysical) to people's life experiences, especially of 'subaltern' positionality, and the importance of culturally appropriate methods and interventions in dealing with them.…”