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Abeda, F.

TitelImpact of AIDS on rural livelihoods in Benue State, Nigeria : implications for policymakers  
AuteursT. Hilhorst, M. van Liere, K. de Koning, F. Abeda, T. Jolayemi, S. Saror
Jaar2004
UitgeverRoyal Tropical Institute (KIT)
PlaatsAmsterdam
Pagina's113
OrganisatieKIT - Royal Tropical Institute
OnderwerpHealth and Nutrition
Trefwoordenpoverty, HIV and AIDS, policy, demography
Regio'sAfrica, Africa South of Sahara, West Africa
LandNigeria
SamenvattingNigeria is in the grip of a growing HIV/AIDS epidemic with Benue State recording one of the highest State level infection rates: 13.5% in 2001, which will have a devastating impact on individual lives and livelihoods. This study investigated the impacts of HIV/AIDS on rural livelihoods in Benue. Twelve study sites were selected to represent the variety of livelihoods in Benue State and the main ethnic groups. In each site, a qualitative research was carried out. Subsequently 508 households were selected at random for a household survey. Data collected on demographic change in Benue state as well as proxy indicators for the spread of AIDS all indicate the same trend: more deaths and more orphans since the beginning of the 1990s. An analysis of the time trends for the year in which children became orphans also shows an increase from 5 reported orphan events in 1997 to 60 reported orphan events in 2002 amongst the 508 study households. Because the increase in orphan rates lags behind HIV infection levels by about 10 years, it is expected that Benue State will face a major increase in the number of orphans in the near future. Three different levels for mitigation impact can be identified: (1) Reduce the immediate effects of illness and death; (2) Reduce impact on livelihoods; and (3) Provide social protection for the most vulnerable groups.  
TaalEngels
CategoriePolicy
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