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dc.contributor.author | Visser, M.J. (Maretha Johanna)![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Mundell, Jonathan Peter![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | De Villiers, Annelize![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Sikkema, Kathleen J.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Jeffrey, Bridget![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2012-12-03T09:32:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-12-03T09:32:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005-11 | |
dc.description.abstract | Women living with HIV in a stigmatising community need support to cope with their HIV status. In a process of action research, a structured support group programme was designed to meet the needs of women to cope with their diagnosis and interpersonal relationships.The emphasis was on identifying their needs and developing programme material to address those needs through group participation and interaction.The programme was pilot-tested at two sites located in two townships in Tshwane, South Africa. Feedback after each session made it possible to adjust the programme to the needs of the participants. In a formative evaluation, audio-taped sessions, process notes of facilitators, and experiences of the participants were used to identify therapeutic elements, the value of the groups and the problems in the implementation process.Women reported benefit from participation in the support groups. A 10-session structured programme to be used in support groups addressing the most important needs of HIV-positive women was developed. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Les femmes vivant avec le VIH dans une communauté stigmatisante ont besoin de soutien afin de faire face à leur statut de VIH.Au cours du processus de la recherche active, un programme de groupe de soutien structuré a été conçu avec le but de répondre aux besoins de ces femmes pour qu’elles puissent faire face au diagnostic et aux relations personnelles. L’important était d’identifier les besoins et de développer le matériel nécessaire au programme afin d’aborder ces besoins à travers la participation et l’interaction du groupe. Des essais pilotes du programme ont été fait dans deux sites situés dans deux banlieues à Tshwane, Afrique du Sud. La réaction au bout de chacune des sessions a permis une adaptation du programme aux besoins des participants. Durant l’évaluation formative les enregistrements de sessions, les notes du processus des animateurs et les expériences personnelles des participants ont été employé dans le but de relever les éléments thérapeutiques, l’importance de groupes et les problèmes émergeant de l’exécution du processus. Les femmes ont signalé que la participation aux groupes de soutien a été rentable. Un programme structuré, ayant dix sessions, a été aménagé pour être utilisé dans les groupes de soutien avec le but d’aborder les besoins les plus importants des femmes séropositives. | en_US |
dc.description.librarian | gv2012 | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | This research was supported by grants 5R24-HD 043558-03 (awarded to Bridget Jeffery, University of Pretoria under the auspices of the Medical Research Council, Unit for Maternal and Infant Health Care Strategies) from the National Institute for Child and Health Development, and P30-MH62294 (Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, CIRA, awarded to Michael Merson,Yale University) from the National Institute of Mental Health, USA. | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://www.sahara.org.za | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Visser, M, Mundell, J, De Villiers, A, Sikkema, K & Jeffery, B 2005, 'Development of structured support groups for HIV-positive women in South Africa', SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS: An Open Access Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 333-343. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1729-0376 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1813-4424 (online) | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/20626 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Routledge | en_US |
dc.rights | © Taylor & Francis Open published on behalf of SAHARA - the Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance. | en_US |
dc.subject | Support groups | en_US |
dc.subject | Groupes de soutien | en_US |
dc.subject | Femmes séropositives | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | HIV-positive women -- Counseling of -- South Africa | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | HIV-positive women -- Services for -- South Africa | en |
dc.title | Development of structured support groups for HIV-positive women in South Africa | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |