AEGiS-11IAC: Coping with consequences of AIDS in the community.

11th International AIDS Conference


Vancouver, British Columbia — July 7-12, 1996

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Coping with consequences of AIDS in the community.

Int Conf AIDS 1996 Jul 7-12; 11:484 (abstract no. Pub.D.1301)
Kamanya H; Swaa Uganda, Kampala, Uganda.

OBJECTIVE: Share the magnitude of the problem, sensitization, capacity building improvement of quality of human life. Method: Education, awareness; involvement, delegation, monitoring, analysis, evaluation adjustment.

RESULTS: Community response was reflected in the following areas: - Family and caretaker adjustment - Local authority response - Opinion leaders/religious leaders involved; responded - Support agencies intervention - Capacity building and support services vitalized.

CONCLUSION: So far efforts, resources, personnel; facilities and services have yielded tangible results ranging from spiritual, emotional, psychological, physical, economic and community adjustment.

Keywords: AEGIS, Adaptation, Psychological, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Social Adjustment, Family, Health Resources, Family Health, Evaluation Studies, Human, economics, ICA11KWDaegis,adaptation,psychological,acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome,socialadjustment,family,healthresources,familyhealth,evaluationstudies,human,economics,ica11

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