HIV and AIDS
Consequences for Individuals, Families, and Society

Population Council research explores ways to address the effects of HIV and AIDS on individuals, families, communities, and societies—all of which extend far beyond the physical illness and death of those infected. 

Nonclinical effects of HIV and AIDS include socioeconomic effects, including poverty and hunger; increased numbers of orphans and vulnerable children; burnout among caregivers looking after the sick, orphans, and other vulnerable children; and stigma, discrimination, and other human rights concerns.

The Council has completed several projects seeking ways to reduce the negative effects of HIV and AIDS.

Projects

• Cambodia: Impact of AIDS, Poverty, and Social Upheaval on the Elderly: The Case of Cambodia

• Horizons projects

  • Global: Review of the Literature on HIV/AIDS and Provision of Home-based Care

  • Kenya: Preparedness of Health Workers to Implement Diagnostic HIV Testing and Counseling and Provide Comprehensive AIDS Management

  • Kenya and Zambia: Putting Food on the Table: An Exploration of Livelihood Strategies and Their Role in Maintaining Nutritional Status Among Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy

  • Malawi: A Retrospective Assessment of the COPE 1 Program in Namwera, Mangochi District, Malawi

  • Rwanda: Assessing the Psychosocial Benefits of a Community-based Home Visitation Program for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Rwanda

  • South Africa: Building the Capacity of Faith-based Organizations to Deliver Mutual Monogamy Interventions to Church Members in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

  • South Africa: A Pilot Community-based Intervention Program to Address the Needs of Elderly Caregivers in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

  • South Africa: The Elderly as HIV/AIDS Caregivers: An Assessment of the Burden of HIV/AIDS Caregiving on the Elderly in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

  • South Africa: Exploring Current Practices in Pediatric ARV Rollout and Integration with Early Childhood Programs in South Africa

  • South Africa: Involving Young People in the Care and Support of AIDS-affected Children in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

  • South Africa: Technical Assistance to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (NMCF), Goelama Project

  • Tanzania: HIV-associated Violence: Implications for HIV Counseling and Testing Programs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  • Uganda: Succession Planning to Support AIDS-affected Children

  • Uganda: Transcending Boundaries to Improve Food Security of AIDS-affected Households in Rural Uganda

  • Zambia: Caring for Health Workers: Addressing Psychosocial Burden of HIV/AIDS on Health Personnel in Zambia
  • Zimbabwe: Assessing the Contribution of Microfinance Programs to Mitigating the Impact of HIV/AIDS
  • Zimbabwe: Orphans and Vulnerable Youth in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe: An Exploratory Study of Psychosocial Well-being and Psychosocial Support Programs

Publications/Resources on this issue

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See Also

• Horizons Program

• Orphans and Vulnerable Children

• Stigma and Discrimination

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This page updated 1 May 2008

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