SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC IMPACT OF AIDS ON OLDER PERSONS

描述（改编自申请人的摘要）：该提案是两个之一 来自不同机构的平行提交文件构成一个单一项目。 主要研究者是：密歇根大学的John Knodel和Mark 杜兰大学的VanLandingham这一延续的总体目标是 建议是推进一个基于经验的理解， 艾滋病毒/艾滋病的流行直接和间接地影响到老年人（定义为50岁以下 （a）在发展中国家环境下， 为了达到这种理解。尽管有广泛的研究， 艾滋病的流行病学，很少有人注意到老年人是如何 受这些流行病影响的发展中国家，特别是老年人 可能依赖或负责照顾受感染者的人 人及其家属。 继续开展工作的提议将收集新数据，并以研究为基础 目前在该领域重点关注六个具体课题：1）艾滋病诱发 2）老年人的危险行为 3）社区对艾滋病毒感染者父母的反应 艾滋病和老年艾滋病患者; 4）保健人员之间的相互作用 5）进一步评估艾滋病患者的医疗保健服务， 孩子患上艾滋病并死于艾滋病的情绪影响; 5） 进一步评估孩子患上糖尿病的情绪影响 6）评估艾滋病对人口的影响程度， 艾滋病对其他受影响发展中国家老年人的影响。 这些主题将调查定量和定性的证据 通过各种原始数据收集策略、工具 和分析方法，并结合外部现有数据， 源此外，我们会全面检讨 我们的项目的实质性影响和方法学教训， 促进了解艾滋病对其他国家老年人的影响 在发展中国家的设置。

DESCRIPTION (Adapted from applicant's abstract): The proposal is one of two parallel submissions from separate institutions constituting a single project. The Principal Investigators are: John Knodel, University of Michigan, and Mark VanLandingham, Tulane University. The overall goal of this continuation proposal is to advance an empirically grounded understanding of how the HIV/AIDS epidemic directly and indirectly affects older persons (defined as 50 and above) in a developing country setting, and to advance the methodologies necessary to achieve this understanding. Despite extensive research on the epidemiology of AIDS, little attention has been given to how older adults are affected by these epidemics in developing countries, especially for those older persons who may depend upon or become responsible for the care of infected persons and their dependents. The continuation proposal will both collect new data and build upon research currently in the field to focus on six specific topics: 1) AIDS induced migration and its significance for older parents; 2) Risk behaviors of older persons for HIV acquisition; 3) Community reaction to parents of persons with AIDS and to older persons with AIDS; 4) Interactions between health personnel and older persons caring for persons with AIDS; 5) Further assessment of the emotional impact of having a child become sick with and die from AIDS; 5) Further assessment of the emotional impact of having a child become sick with and die from AIDS; 6) Assessment of the demographic magnitude of the impact of AIDS on older persons in other affected developing countries. These topics will be investigated both quantitative and qualitative evidence derived through a variety of original data collection strategies, instruments and analytical procedures and in combination with existing data from external sources. In addition, we will conduct a comprehensive and criteria review of the substantive implications and methodological lessons from our project for promoting an understanding of the impact of AIDS on older populations in other settings in the developing world.