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Interventions are needed to increase access to palliative care. Studies found that a significant proportion of patients needed palliative care, which should be integrated into home-based care.
Women and Girls
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Outside assistance for home- and community-based care programs with household care can be effective in meeting the needs of HIV/AIDS-affected families.
Women and Girls
3 studies Gray IIIb, IV community-based care, food security, palliative care China, South Africa
Care and Support
Care and support generally includes both care of people living with HIV and AIDS and of families and children affected by HIV and AIDS. UNAIDS includes in its definition home- and community-based care (HCBC), palliative care, psychological support, carer support, and nutrition support. Among these, HCBC is meant to be the foundation on which national antiretroviral treatment programmes are buil...
Women and Girls
Care and Support
By all estimates, most care and support is provided in the home and women provide two-thirds or more of that care and support (Ogden et al., 2006; Homan et al., 2005b; Akintola, 2006; UN, 2008b; Nyangara et al., 2009b; Surkan et al., 2010). However, this means that one-third of care and support is provided by men, and some have argued that making this more visible can shift gender norms and inc...