Kamugisha CA; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 2002 Jul 7-12; 14: abstract no. MoPeG4167.
University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es salaam, Tanzania
ISSUES: The research investigated the the impact of HIV/AIDS on food production by the household. The epidemic has intervened and affected different household systems and their interlinkages. The research looked into the household coping strategies for food security in North West Tanzania which is highly affected by the pandemic. The coping strategies entailed moilization of resources, which included using the market, the exercise of rights, calling upon obligations of other household members, kin, patrons, friends as well as theft or violence. DESCRIPTION: This paper will enlighten in no uncertain terms that household coping strategies abound at all times. However, many coping strategies have come under a variety of pressure which has reduced their range and efficacy. The influence of the market has improved some and eroded others. LESSONS LEARNED: Household coping strategies of all kinds have been crucial elements among the infected and affected in understanding the vulnersbility and designing household interventions. The paper indicates appropriate ways of improving household food security in sustainable ways. Reccomendation: Comprehending the coping strategies is the bed-rock on which successful household food security depends. Governments, NGOs and Agencies by identifying the limits to and potential of the coping strategies is the basis on which household food security can be maintained.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Adaptation, Psychological
- Disease Outbreaks
- Family
- Family Characteristics
- Food
- Food Supply
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Tanzania
Other ID:
UI: 102249980
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