Assessing the impact of orphanhood on Thai children affected by AIDS and their caregivers
Assessing the impact of orphanhood on Thai children affected by AIDS and their caregivers
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DOI：
10.1080/09540120310001633930
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发表时间：
2004-01-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Safman, RM
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作者：
Safman, RM
在泰国，孤儿对受艾滋病影响的儿童的影响是一个很少受到学术关注的问题，尽管该国艾滋病流行的强度和持久性很大。本研究介绍了对因艾滋病而失去父母一方或双亲的泰国青年以及照顾他们的家庭的情况和福利的纵向调查的初步结果。根据2001-2002年在清迈省进行的访谈和焦点小组的研究，研究发现，大多数因艾滋病而成为孤儿的儿童由其大家庭成员照顾，特别是祖父母或阿姨，许多照顾家庭正在经历严重的经济困难，这可能对儿童的长期福祉和稳定以及他们接受教育的机会产生影响。还表示关切的是，受艾滋病影响的儿童得不到或无法获得儿童保育，以及将幼儿交由年长亲属照料的寄养安排被认为不稳定。
The implications of orphanhood for AIDS-affected children in Thailand is a subject which has received little scholarly attention despite the intensity and longevity of the epidemic in that country. The present study presents preliminary findings from a longitudinal investigation of the circumstances and welfare of Thai youth who have lost one or both parents to AIDS-related causes and the families who care for them. Based on interviews and focus groups carried out in Chiang Mai province in 2001-2002, the study finds that most of the children left orphaned by AIDS were being cared for by members of their extended family, especially grandparents or maternal aunts, and that many caregiving households were experiencing significant financial hardship which might have implications for the children's long-term well-being and stability and for their opportunities for educational advancement. Concern were also expressed about the unavailability or inaccessibility of childcare for AIDS-affected children and the perceived instability of fostering arrangements which placed young children in the care of elderly relatives.