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Impact of Human Immune Deficiency Virus /Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome
(Hiv/Aids) on the Family and Community
The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Marriage/Unions and Childbearing
The socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS is beginning to have an effect on the value system of
the family, as traditional norms and customs are breaking down under the pressures of the
epidemic
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The impact of
the HIV/AIDS epidemic on these orphans depends on a number of factors, including:
 The socio-economic status of their families
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 Their age
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Traditional roles, duties and responsibilities of
family members become blurred, as AIDS places additional demands and pressures on orphans,
particularly economic uncertainty, stigmatization and emotional insecurity
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They have to adapt to loss of parent(s) as well as to rural life
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 Some drop out of school because they cannot afford school fees and uniforms or because
of stigma
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 Absenteeism and failure is equally high because some orphans have to attend to household
chores
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The disintegration
of the family often means the children may not grow up in a family and will not receive
attention and guidance from relatives
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 Some orphans run away from home or from the extended family home to escape poverty
that AIDS-afflicted and affected families are subjected to
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 Children become decision makers responsible for the social and economic future of the
family
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In addition, most widows in sub-Saharan Africa:
 Risk having their properties, including land, confiscated as they do not have the right to
inherit land, and sometimes they even lose the right to use land, unless the husband has left
a will
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 Have sole responsibility for the children
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Are pushed below the poverty threshold, which directly threatens the survival and wellbeing of their families
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This feminization of poverty
has far reaching consequences particularly for youths, with girls/young women being most
affected
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The Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Household Economy
The impact of HIV/AIDS ranges from breakdown to disintegration of family, depending on
whether one or both parents have died
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 Deprivation of labour
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 Inadequate support services
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 The widow’s own health and diet may deteriorate as a result of exhaustion and less food
intake
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 Land area under cultivation may be reduced because of labour shortages
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Women and female-headed households are particularly vulnerable to the impact of HIV/AIDS
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The disturbing trend of
HIV/AIDS is the growing number of orphans, and the increasing number of child-headed
households
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 Putting in place policies to correct occupational segregation, gender inequality, and
feminization of poverty
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Greater involvement men in HIV prevention
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Creation of family-coordinated AIDS care that meets the complex needs of infected women
and their families
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International donor commitment to support countries that acknowledge HIV/AIDS as a
threat to national development and security
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