Hitting Home: How Households Cope with the Impact of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic--A Survey of Households Affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa


 

Publication Date: October 2002

Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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Research Area: Health

Type: Report

Coverage: South Africa

Abstract:

This October 2002 report, commissioned by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Trust for Health Systems Planning and Development, indicates the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on South African households. The report documents AIDS-affected households' access to public services and their satisfaction with the services received, as well as access to government financial support for their households. The report summarizes the results of a survey of more than 700 AIDS-affected households in different regions of South Africa.