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Identifier	Thesis 1875
Author	Pearson, Denise
Title	Orphaned: The Impacts of HIV/AIDS on Children in Sub-Saharan Africa
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2006
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	The AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa has many social, economic, and political effects on the region. I argue that the most devastating effect of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa is the increase in orphaned children, commonly called AIDS orphans. An AIDS orphan is defined as a child under the age of 15 years who has lost at least one parent to AIDS. Other vulnerable children are those under 15 who have a parent that is dying of AIDS, reside in a household that has taken in AIDS orphans, and those who are discriminated against because of a relative's or their own HIV status. Current estimates show that there are over 12 million AIDS orphans in sub-Saharan Africa. Moreover, this number would be significantly higher if children between the ages of 15 and 18 and non-orphaned children whose parents are suffering with HIV but have not yet died of AIDS were included in the calculation of statistics. More children are going to become orphans in the near future because 7.3% of the adult population is HIV positive in sub-Saharan Africa. This thesis examines the impacts of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa on orphans and other vulnerable children. AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children are affected by poverty, poor health, and a lack of access to many material and emotional needs. These children have the odds stacked against them for a prosperous future as they will inherit social, political, and economic systems that are overburdened. The struggles these children encounter daily and the many more that lay ahead for these children will most certainly impede Africa's future economic and social development. Evidence shows that unless changes are made in cultural and sexual behaviors that place women and girls at risk, in the health education in schools and communities, and in African nation's HIV/AIDS policies, the situation will worsen. A review of the literature on the many needs of AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children illustrates the debates about the HIV/AIDS statistics, and the impacts of HIV/AIDS on children's health, emotional well-being, and education. Further, a case study from the author's two year Peace Corps experience as a health educator in Kenya highlights many obstacles that could impede effective AIDS awareness initiatives. International financial and technical assistance to sub-Saharan Africa, as well as empowerment of women to be able to demand safer sex practices, will help spread effective AIDS awareness campaigns and establish community clinics that provide counseling programs for AIDS victims, orphans, and other vulnerable children.
Subject	Orphans -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Children of AIDS patients -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Department	Department of Geography
Advisor	Pope, Cynthia
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713734967
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