Chronically Ill Households, Food Security, and Coping Strategies in Rural Zimbabwe

The more we learn about the interaction between HIV/AIDS and livelihoods, the more complex the picture seems to become. Although we must avoid paralysis in the face of such complexity, we must also be humble about our perceptions. We must look closely at the local context and the diverse external fa...

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Main Authors: Senefeld, Shannon, Polsky, Ken
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2006
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160540
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description The more we learn about the interaction between HIV/AIDS and livelihoods, the more complex the picture seems to become. Although we must avoid paralysis in the face of such complexity, we must also be humble about our perceptions. We must look closely at the local context and the diverse external factors in addition to HIV and AIDS that constrain households and livelihoods at any given time. Limited information exists on the actual impacts of HIV/AIDS on coping strategies and how to operationalize programming to respond to any impacts that do exist. This research aimed to identify how HIV/AIDS impacts coping strategies in rural Zimbabwe and how these impacts could be factored into the design of humanitarian programs. To further our understanding of the relationships between HIV/AIDS and livelihood security in rural Zimbabwe, we isolated and analyzed a number of different variables.
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spelling CGSpace1605402025-11-06T04:17:37Z Chronically Ill Households, Food Security, and Coping Strategies in Rural Zimbabwe Senefeld, Shannon Polsky, Ken social protection HIV human immunodeficiency virus aids economic aspects nutrition nutrition policies food security households hunger impact agricultural sector income labour market social aspects The more we learn about the interaction between HIV/AIDS and livelihoods, the more complex the picture seems to become. Although we must avoid paralysis in the face of such complexity, we must also be humble about our perceptions. We must look closely at the local context and the diverse external factors in addition to HIV and AIDS that constrain households and livelihoods at any given time. Limited information exists on the actual impacts of HIV/AIDS on coping strategies and how to operationalize programming to respond to any impacts that do exist. This research aimed to identify how HIV/AIDS impacts coping strategies in rural Zimbabwe and how these impacts could be factored into the design of humanitarian programs. To further our understanding of the relationships between HIV/AIDS and livelihood security in rural Zimbabwe, we isolated and analyzed a number of different variables. 2006 2024-11-21T09:51:04Z 2024-11-21T09:51:04Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160540 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Senefeld, Shannon; and Polsky, Ken. 2006. Chronically Ill Households, Food Security, and Coping Strategies in Rural Zimbabwe. In AIDS, poverty, and hunger. Gilespie, Stuart (Ed.). Chapter 7. Pp. 129-140. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/0896297586ch7.
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HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
aids
economic aspects
nutrition
nutrition policies
food security
households
hunger
impact
agricultural sector
income
labour market
social aspects
Senefeld, Shannon
Polsky, Ken
Chronically Ill Households, Food Security, and Coping Strategies in Rural Zimbabwe
title Chronically Ill Households, Food Security, and Coping Strategies in Rural Zimbabwe
title_full Chronically Ill Households, Food Security, and Coping Strategies in Rural Zimbabwe
title_fullStr Chronically Ill Households, Food Security, and Coping Strategies in Rural Zimbabwe
title_full_unstemmed Chronically Ill Households, Food Security, and Coping Strategies in Rural Zimbabwe
title_short Chronically Ill Households, Food Security, and Coping Strategies in Rural Zimbabwe
title_sort chronically ill households food security and coping strategies in rural zimbabwe
topic social protection
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
aids
economic aspects
nutrition
nutrition policies
food security
households
hunger
impact
agricultural sector
income
labour market
social aspects
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160540
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