Promoting food security and well-being among poor and HIV/AIDS affected households: Lessons from an interactive and integrated approach

Swaans, Kees; Broerse, Jacqueline E W; Meincke, Maylin; Mudhara, Maxwell; Bunders, Joske

doi:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2008.09.002

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“…1 Urban Harvest's research for development strategy has been organizationally collaborative, interdisciplinarily constituted and action-research oriented. Such characteristics resonate strongly with recent thinking in urban governance and UA and is in keeping with the newer approaches to food security among those affected by HIV/AIDS (McCarney and Stren, 2003;Gillespie and Kadiyala, 2005;Prain, 2006;Swaans et al, 2009).…”

Section: Origins Of Sehtua Urban Harvestsupporting

confidence: 69%

“…Hence, potential negative relationships between HIV/AIDS and food and nutrition security are mediated through livelihoods (Gillespie and Kadiyala, 2005;Masariala, 2007). Participatory and interdisciplinary strategies to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS on livelihoods, food security and agricultural sustainability remain underdeveloped though promising (Swaans et al, 2006(Swaans et al, , 2009Panagides et al, 2007;AED, 2008). Strategies must include interventions to reduce vulnerability to economic shocks, environmental degradation and stochasticity in resource access due to a range of insults that may originate at the global, national, regional, community or household level (Loevinsohn and Gillespie, 2003).…”

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confidence: 95%

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Strengthening capacity for sustainable livelihoods and food security through urban agriculture among HIV and AIDS affected households in Nakuru, Kenya

Karanja¹,

Yeudall

Mbugua

et al. 2010

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

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The promotion and support of urban agriculture (UA) has the potential to contribute to efforts to address pressing challenges of poverty, under nutrition and sustainability among vulnerable populations in the growing cities of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This may be especially relevant for HIV/AIDS-affected individuals in SSA whose agricultural livelihoods are severely disrupted by the devastating effects of the disease on physical productivity and nutritional wellbeing. This paper outlines the process involved in the conception, design and implementation of a project to strengthen technical, environmental, financial and social capacity for UA among HIV-affected households in Nakuru, Kenya. Key lessons learned are also discussed. The first has been the value of multi-stakeholder partnerships, representing a broad range of relevant experience, knowledge and perspectives in order to address the complex set of issues facing agriculture for social purposes in urban settings. A second is the key role of self-help group organizations, and the securing of institutional commitments to support farming by vulnerable persons affected by HIV-AIDS is also apparent. Finally, the usefulness of evaluative tools using mixed methods to monitor progress towards goals and identify supports and barriers to success are highlighted.

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Section: Origins Of Sehtua Urban Harvestsupporting

confidence: 69%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Strengthening capacity for sustainable livelihoods and food security through urban agriculture among HIV and AIDS affected households in Nakuru, Kenya

Karanja¹,

Yeudall

Mbugua

et al. 2010

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

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“…7,8 Indira had sufficient resources to adhere because of a disability grant; she also had a supportive family. In contrast, Danisa, although committed to ensuring her health and never having missed a clinic visit, was unable to adhere due to insufficient food.…”

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Exploring antiretroviral treatment adherence in an urban setting in South Africa

Goudge

Ngoma

2011

J Public Health Pol

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Antiretroviral treatment requires high levels of adherence to be effective. This qualitative study explores the reasons for poor adherence among 22 purposively selected poor urban participants in South Africa. Over a 4-month period in 2009, we prospectively investigated experiences of HIV diagnosis and treatment, adherence, and withdrawal from treatment. Patients with no stable food sources faced significant barriers in adhering to treatment regimens and staying sufficiently healthy to search for, obtain or retain a job. The narratives also identify the influence on adherence of self-esteem and social support, vulnerability generated by ill health, gendered conflict, social inequities amplified by HIV, and exhaustion due to the social burden of the epidemic. Multi-dimensional, inter-sectoral programs that tackle the social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, poverty, gendered inequities, and treatment adherence are more likely to be successful, than single interventions to support adherence.

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“…The benefits of collaborative implementation are noted by authors such as Ward and Bailey (), who point out that, “significantly women [prisoners] were clearly able to articulate strategies that helped them manage their self‐harm and were able to identify services they would access if available” (p. 313). Swaans, Broerse, Meincke, Mudhara and Bunders () described extensive collaborative implementation efforts in their study of an agricultural intervention focused on food security for people living with HIV/AIDS. They also noted challenges with this approach, including persistent difficulties in engaging with the most stigmatized community members.…”

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confidence: 99%

A scoping review: The utility of participatory research approaches in psychology

Levac

Ronis

Cowper-Smith

et al. 2019

Journal Community Psychology

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Consistent with community psychology's focus on addressing societal problems by accurately and comprehensively capturing individuals’ relationships in broader contexts, participatory research approaches aim to incorporate individuals’ voices and knowledge into understanding, and responding to challenges and opportunities facing them and their communities. Although investigators in psychology have engaged in participatory research, overall, these approaches have been underutilized. The purpose of this review was to examine areas of research focus that have included participatory research methods and, in turn, highlight the strengths and ways that such methods could be better used by researchers. Nearly 750 articles about research with Indigenous Peoples, children/adolescents, forensic populations, people with HIV/AIDS, older adults, and in the area of industrial‐organizational psychology were coded for their use of participatory research principles across all research stages (i.e., research design, participant recruitment and data collection, analysis and interpretation of results, and dissemination). Although we found few examples of studies that were fully committed to participatory approaches to research, and notable challenges with applying and reporting on this type of work, many investigators have developed creative ways to engage respectfully and reciprocally with participants. Based on our findings, recommendations and suggestions for researchers are discussed.

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Promoting food security and well-being among poor and HIV/AIDS affected households: Lessons from an interactive and integrated approach

Cited by 16 publications

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Strengthening capacity for sustainable livelihoods and food security through urban agriculture among HIV and AIDS affected households in Nakuru, Kenya

Strengthening capacity for sustainable livelihoods and food security through urban agriculture among HIV and AIDS affected households in Nakuru, Kenya

Exploring antiretroviral treatment adherence in an urban setting in South Africa

A scoping review: The utility of participatory research approaches in psychology

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