NAME AND STUDENT NO: EM CHABANGU 24261386
TEL NO: 0725279096
TITLE: THE IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ON FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY
1. Background
1.1. Introduction
A few years ago, a terrible disease, previously unknown to the human race, started to kill people in the most shocking and frightening circumstances. According to Karen (2000:1) HIV and AIDS is one of the major challenges facing South Africa today, it affect the lives of all south Africans in many diverse ways. The disease has an extensive influence on individuals, AIDS is raising fast and is estimated that 8.3 million of people in South Africa are now living with the virus. The rising occurrence brings many challenges for individuals, families and the community as a whole.
According to the …show more content…
1.3. Hypothesis
The impact of HIV and AIDS on families and the society can result in high number of orphans, vulnerable children, child and youth headed households, skipped generations and single parent household
1.4. Definitions of concepts
According Kalichman (2005:1) HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency. It is the virus that causes AIDS. Immunodeficiency refers to a reduction in the ability of function properly thus making someone unable to fight off disease that would not normally develop.
AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Deficiency Syndrome which refers to an impairment of the body ability to fight diseases. It leaves the affected individual vulnerable to the illness that a healthy immune system might overcome.
Child headed is defined as a household where the parents or adult caregiver have died or abandoned the children and household is child under the age of 18 years old. Johnson (1992:16)
Orphans and vulnerable children refers to all children under the age of 21 years old are at risk through abuse, neglect, abandoned and to those affected and infected by HIV and AIDS. (Child and Family care society Manual March …show more content…
Often these children are separated from caregivers and siblings and sent to stay with other relatives or other government
TEL NO: 0725279096
TITLE: THE IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ON FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY
1. Background
1.1. Introduction
A few years ago, a terrible disease, previously unknown to the human race, started to kill people in the most shocking and frightening circumstances. According to Karen (2000:1) HIV and AIDS is one of the major challenges facing South Africa today, it affect the lives of all south Africans in many diverse ways. The disease has an extensive influence on individuals, AIDS is raising fast and is estimated that 8.3 million of people in South Africa are now living with the virus. The rising occurrence brings many challenges for individuals, families and the community as a whole.
According to the …show more content…
1.3. Hypothesis
The impact of HIV and AIDS on families and the society can result in high number of orphans, vulnerable children, child and youth headed households, skipped generations and single parent household
1.4. Definitions of concepts
According Kalichman (2005:1) HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency. It is the virus that causes AIDS. Immunodeficiency refers to a reduction in the ability of function properly thus making someone unable to fight off disease that would not normally develop.
AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Deficiency Syndrome which refers to an impairment of the body ability to fight diseases. It leaves the affected individual vulnerable to the illness that a healthy immune system might overcome.
Child headed is defined as a household where the parents or adult caregiver have died or abandoned the children and household is child under the age of 18 years old. Johnson (1992:16)
Orphans and vulnerable children refers to all children under the age of 21 years old are at risk through abuse, neglect, abandoned and to those affected and infected by HIV and AIDS. (Child and Family care society Manual March …show more content…
Often these children are separated from caregivers and siblings and sent to stay with other relatives or other government