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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Organisations
Publications
SEELEY J
(2008)
'This is where we buried our sons': people of advanced old age coping with the impact of the AIDS epidemic in a resource-poor setting in rural Uganda
in Ageing and Society
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 |