This dissertation aims to examine the impact that HIV / AIDS is having on children in
South Africa by focusing on two case study areas in KwaZulu-Natal. The research study
examines impacts such as increased poverty, emotional stress, vulnerability, stigma,
deprivation of education and criminal behaviour and the coping mechanisms put into
place to address these impacts.
HIV / AIDS is impacting on children in several different ways. HIV / AIDS increases child
vulnerability and poverty and has a detrimental impact on child health and welfare as
well as education and socialisation. The impacts discussed in this research study have
been highlighted through data obtained from key stakeholders working with children in
the HIV / AIDS field.
The research will argue that insufficient support is being provided for the future
generation of South Africa and if the country is to minimise the damage, which will
inevitably be caused as a result of this epidemic, policies aimed at child welfare must be
implemented immediately. The future development of South Africa is at stake and it is
the children of this nation who will feel the consequences of the present governmental
failure to provide for the people, should they continue to ignore the severity of the
epidemic. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2005
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/10419 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Philipson, Lucy. |
| Contributors | Maharaj, Pranitha. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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