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International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 2(3), pp. 89 - 95
DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2014.020306
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Fighting HIV/AIDS and Resilience Perspectives
Radha R Chada 1,*, Venkat Pulla 2, Bharath Bhushan Mamidi 3, Azlinda Azman 4
1 Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Kasturba Gandhi Degree and PG College for Women, West Marredpally, Secunderabad, India
2 School of Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Australia
3 Centre for Action Research and People鈥檚 Development, 8-3-228/267, Rahmath Nagar, Hyderabad, India
4 School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
ABSTRACT
People living with and affected by HIV still face stigma, discrimination and injustice in many countries despite the vision of reaching to zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths continues to be high on the global agenda. Restrictions on entry, stay and residence for people living with HIV still continue globally. People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are at risk of getting caught in a negative spiral involving poverty, stigma, discrimination, impaired immune function, increased risk of opportunistic infections, and increased nutritional needs. Owing to its tenacity, AIDS has exacerbated livelihood problems including poverty. This paper examines the wider set of social and economic drivers of HIV epidemics and the multiple downstream impacts of AIDS on societies and economies. It also analyses how households afflicted by AIDS adapt to the impact of the epidemic and further suggest ways to support households recover from impact.
KEYWORDS
PLWHA, AIDS, Stigma, Vulnerability, Downstream Impacts, Resiliency
Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Radha R Chada , Venkat Pulla , Bharath Bhushan Mamidi , Azlinda Azman , "Fighting HIV/AIDS and Resilience Perspectives," International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 89 - 95, 2014. DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2014.020306.
(b). APA Format:
Radha R Chada , Venkat Pulla , Bharath Bhushan Mamidi , Azlinda Azman (2014). Fighting HIV/AIDS and Resilience Perspectives. International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice(CEASE PUBLICATION), 2(3), 89 - 95. DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2014.020306.