Livelihood Trajectories and HIV and AIDS in South West Uganda -- a longitudinal study of rural households

Lead Research Organisation: University of East Anglia
Department Name: International Development

Abstract

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Publications

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Grace Tumwekwase (author) (1900) Falling fish stocks and rising rates of HIV : generational perspectives on the changing fortunes of fishing life in Uganda

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Janet Seeley (2008) The intergenerational transmission of poverty during the AIDS epidemic in Uganda

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Janet Seeley (author) (1900) Ageing during the era of AIDS in rural Uganda : the impact of the epidemic on older people

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Janet Seeley (author) (1900) The impact of the AIDS epidemic on the families and households of the oldest people in rural Uganda : what are the implications for social protection?

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Jovita Amurwon (author) (1900) Impact of the AIDS epidemic on socioeconomic status in rural Masaka

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Kasedde S (2014) They are not always a burden: older people and child fostering in Uganda during the HIV epidemic. in Social science & medicine (1982)

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Nicholas Crafts (Author) (2008) The impact of the AIDS epidemic on the lives of older people in Rural Uganda

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Pamela Nasirumbi (author) (2008) The short and long-term impact of HIV infection on the household structure, household movement and socio-economic status (SES) of rural households in south-western Uganda

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Seeley J (2009) Fishing for a Living but Catching HIV: AIDS and Changing Patterns of the Organization of Work in Fisheries in Uganda in Anthropology of Work Review

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Seeley J (2008) Using in-depth qualitative data to enhance our understanding of quantitative results regarding the impact of HIV and AIDS on households in rural Uganda. in Social science & medicine (1982)

 
Description We revisited families originally visited in 1991 (visited every month for a year) to find out how lives and livelihoods had developed over the 16 years, looking particularly at the impact of HIV on people's lives.

Please see the final report and impact summary for this award.
Exploitation Route The findings fed into further research on the impact of HIV and formed the basis for a book.
Sectors Healthcare,Other
 
Description Informed the work of other researchers and also provided an update for the information used by various organisations on the impact of HIV on livelihoods
First Year Of Impact 2007
Sector Healthcare,Other
Impact Types Societal
 
Description How did HIV/AIDS affect rural communities in Africa? : the answer to the question 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Public lecture at London School of Economics and Political Sciences

Mainly academic -- further research and a joint publication based on the lecture
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2009
URL http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/LSEPublicLecturesAndEvents/events/2009/20090312t0901z001.htm