Situating the HIV/AIDS epidemic in a historical context : a case study of orphans in Nguludi Mission Community, Malawi

This thesis is based on a series of interviews with key informants and a census of orphan households in Nguludi Mission Community, Southern Malawi, in 2000. The thesis argues that although HIV/AIDS is a relatively recent phenomenon, any contemporary understanding of the epidemic must be informed by an understanding of the past. The impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the "orphan problem" at the local level, is, therefore, situated within the broader socio-economic context of the history of the region.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Aids and Society Research Unit

Year dc:date.issued

2003

Author dc:creator

• Croke, Rhian G

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Head, Judith

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14072

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/14072