AEGiS-11IAC: Thuthuzela Abantwana: a model for community based paediatric AIDS care in South Africa.

11th International AIDS Conference


Vancouver, British Columbia — July 7-12, 1996

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Thuthuzela Abantwana: a model for community based paediatric AIDS care in South Africa.

Int Conf AIDS 1996 Jul 7-12; 11:485 (abstract no. Pub.D.1308)
Fransman DC, Hussey G, Jwambi M; Cape Town, South Africa. Fax: 7-21-689 5403. E-mail: des@rmh.uct.ac.za.

ISSUE: Paediatric HIV/AIDS is a growing problem in Southern Africa. Of the total number of South African AIDS cases reported up to December 1994, 10.7% were children. The numbers are increasing rapidly with a doubling time of about a year, while the doubling time for population growth is 13 years. The care of children with HIV/AIDS is fragmented, uncoordinated and essentially hospital centred. There is a need for a more community based approach. Most of the affected children come from a poor socioeconomic backgrounds.

PROJECT: The aim of the two year project is to demonstrate a model of care which will improve the quality of life of HIV-infected children (and that of the family) through effective case management or care coordination so that hospital-based inpatient care is no longer the primary focus for children with HIV infection. The project is focusing on children in Khayelitsha, a peri-urban informal settlement area in Cape Town. Objectives of the project: The project aims to focus on the enhancement of care for children with HIV/AIDS through proactive and preventative measures both medically and psychosocially. The project has various components viz: Ensuring access to care and follow-up; Improve case management; Advocating for and empowering families to care; Reducing the cost of care; Integrating care. The conference presentation will outline the planning and implementation of the project and any first year outcome indicators.

Keywords: AEGIS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV Infections, HIV, Health Services Needs and Demand, South Africa, Case Management, Hospitalization, Child Welfare, Africa, Southern, Child, Human, ICA11KWDaegis,acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome,hivinfections,hiv,healthservicesneedsanddemand,southafrica,casemanagement,hospitalization,childwelfare,africa,southern,child,human,ica11

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