Return to search

An investigation into young women workers' experiences of the HIV and AIDS response of small and medium sized enterprises in a semi urban area in KwaZulu-Natal

Young women working in SMEs are increasingly being affected by HIV and AIDS, and
SMEs are expected to respond to HIV and AIDS through workplace policies and
programmes. This requires commitment from SMEs to help young women who face
various gendered vulnerabilities to HIV and AIDs. The study, whose purpose was to
investigate young women workers’ experiences of the HIV and AIDS response of small
and medium enterprises in a semi urban area in KwaZulu-Natal, used a qualitative
approach and collected data from three SMEs in Pietermaritzburg during the period of
the study. Findings of the study indicate that the majority of respondents from all three
SMEs agree on experiencing limited or no HIV and AIDS policies and programmes in
SMEs. With reference to incomplete or limited responses, two SMEs provide financial
assistance for funerals. However, some aspects such as education and awareness,
monitoring, management commitment, provision of medical aid, facilitation of peer
education, appointment of an HIV officer and more were not evident. Thus
recommendations were made on how SMEs should respond, and future research ideas
were outlined. / Health Studies / M. A. (Social Behaviour Studies in HIV/AIDS)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/18308
Date06 1900
CreatorsMapungwana, Pheyiye
ContributorsSerote, A. C.
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDissertation
Format1 online resource (xii, 135 leaves) : 2 maps (color)

Page generated in 0.0024 seconds