Psychosocial support intervention for HIV-affected families in Haiti: Implications for programs and policies for orphans and vulnerable children

Fawzi, Mary C. Smith; Eustache, Eddy; Oswald, Catherine; Louis, Ermaze; Surkan, Pamela J.; Scanlan, Fiona; Hook, Sarah; Mancuso, Anna; Mukherjee, Joia S.

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.01.022

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“…Intervention modalities and strategies need to be incorporated with the existing guidelines to support family caregivers during the child's HIV care. Also, the healthcare system may consider developing strategies for family-centred care (Smith et al, 2012) in planning and in practice to include the entire family in the care of the child with HIV (Shields, 2011). To reduce the experience of stigmatization in community and healthcare system, the society needs to find ways to support and empower affected individuals and family at large (Charles & Washington, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

Surviving Overwhelming Challenges: Family Caregivers’ Lived Experience of Caring for a Child Diagnosed with HIV and Enrolled in Antiretroviral Treatment in Ethiopia

Biru

Lundqvist

Molla

et al. 2015

Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing

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Surviving Overwhelming Challenges: Family Caregivers’ Lived Experience of Caring for a Child Diagnosed with HIV and Enrolled in Antiretroviral Treatment in Ethiopia

Biru

Lundqvist

Molla

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Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing

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“…In Haiti, support groups run from medical centres have developed strategies to deal with distress in youth affected by HIV 49. Young people involved were found to have improved psychological functioning as well as less psychological symptoms and a greater degree of perceived social support.…”

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“…Young people involved were found to have improved psychological functioning as well as less psychological symptoms and a greater degree of perceived social support. Their carers were also found to have lower levels of depression, perceived stigma and a greater degree of perceived social support 49. In Peru, peer support groups have been found to significantly improve patients’ adherence to ART as well as reducing mortality at 24 months 51…”

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Stigma kills! The psychological effects of emotional abuse and discrimination towards a patient with HIV in Uganda

Ruffell¹

2017

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Our patient is a 58-year-old Ugandan woman. After her husband's death in 1994, the patient was forced to leave her home by her late husband's family and arrangements were made for her mother to provide care until her inevitable death. The patient suffered from multiple mental health disturbances as a result of discrimination. Socially isolated after years of self-neglect, she prepared to overdose. In 2007, she became open regarding her status after receiving psychosocial support from various sources. She opened her home as an HIV clinic with the help of a local doctor, and subsequently the majority of her psychological symptoms were resolved. This case illustrates the negative impact that stigma and discrimination can have on mental and consequently physical health, both acutely and chronically. It also highlights the importance of social and psychological support in maintaining the well-being of patients with HIV globally.

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“…In addition, national level mechanisms are needed to improve and support scale-up of effective policies and programs for OVC. (Hong et al, 2010;Smith et al, 2012;Nyberg et al, 2012) At this time, the research team is completing complementary quantitative analysis of baseline data from the randomized controlled trial to further support these qualitative findings. Additional qualitative data was collected in 2015-2016 with a focus on program impact including how the Teachers' Diploma Program was implemented within the schools, facilitators and challenges in implementation, and program sustainability.…”

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The ‘Teachers Diploma Program’ in Zambian Government Schools: A Baseline Qualitative Assessment of Teachers’ and Students’ Strengths and Challenges in the Context of a School-Based Psychosocial Support Program

Kaljee¹,

Munjile²,

Menon³

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In Zambia, as elsewhere throughout sub-Saharan Africa, orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) face multiple physical, emotional, social and psychological challenges which often negatively affect opportunities for educational attainment. REPSSI (Regional Psychosocial Support Initiative), in collaboration with, the University of Cape Town and other African academic institutions, developed the Teachers' Diploma Program as part of the Mainstreaming Psychosocial Care and Support into Education Systems to provide teachers and school administrators with the knowledge and skills to provide needed support to students and enhance their learning environments. During initial implementation of the Teachers' Diploma Program in Zambia (2013Zambia ( -2016, qualitative data was collected as a part of larger outcomes and process evaluation. In the current paper, these qualitative data are presented to describe baseline challenges and strengths within the Zambian government school system and early indicators of change during the first ten months of program implementation. These in-depth data provide both teachers' and students' experiences and perspectives and are being utilized to further strengthen the Teachers' Diploma Program as the Zambian Ministry of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Childhood moves forward with plans to implement the training at a national level in colleges of teacher education.

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Psychosocial support intervention for HIV-affected families in Haiti: Implications for programs and policies for orphans and vulnerable children

Cited by 63 publications

References 32 publications

Surviving Overwhelming Challenges: Family Caregivers’ Lived Experience of Caring for a Child Diagnosed with HIV and Enrolled in Antiretroviral Treatment in Ethiopia

Surviving Overwhelming Challenges: Family Caregivers’ Lived Experience of Caring for a Child Diagnosed with HIV and Enrolled in Antiretroviral Treatment in Ethiopia

Stigma kills! The psychological effects of emotional abuse and discrimination towards a patient with HIV in Uganda

The ‘Teachers Diploma Program’ in Zambian Government Schools: A Baseline Qualitative Assessment of Teachers’ and Students’ Strengths and Challenges in the Context of a School-Based Psychosocial Support Program

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