Int Conf AIDS. 1998;12:1014 (abstract no. 60075). Unique Identifier :
ISSUE: Despite the fact that there has been much awareness the number of
infected and affected people is increasing everyday which go along with
the increase of so social economic problems i.e. orphanage, poverty,
sycho-social problems in families, hunger to mention a few. PROJECT:
1994-Women in Masajja Local Council came up with a self-help project
with the following objectives: (a) produce food which is put aside and
kept by a women leader to be used in the crisis. (b) carry out
preventive and care programmes in the community. (c) Take care of the
orphans as a community. RESULTS: The project has the potential of
influencing social economical issues. The community is more concerned
about what can be done about the situation what can be done about the
situation other than what will happen. The approach has improved the
socio-economic conditions in general and it has provided relief from the
heavy burdens of Aids care and dangers of infection.
MEETING ABSTRACTS Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome/PSYCHOLOGY/*REHABILITATION Adult Child *Consumer
Participation Crisis Intervention Female Human *Rural Population
*Self-Help Groups Social Support Socioeconomic Factors Uganda