Addressing intersections in HIV/AIDS and mental health: the role of organizations for d/Deaf and hard of hearing individuals in South Africa.
Am Ann Deaf
; 156(5): 492-500, 2012.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22524094
Like south africans generally, d/Deaf and hard of hearing South Africans are at risk of HIV/AIDS and mental disorders resulting from barriers to communication and care. In interviews and a focus group, members of South African organizations for d/Deaf and hard of hearing individuals all gave priority to HIV/AIDS education and prevention, citing risks resulting from language and communication barriers, inadequate schooling, and insufficient information in South African Sign Language. Participants gave varied descriptions of HIV/AIDS programs in schools for d/Deaf and hard of hearing students and described school initiatives they had directed. Some participants gave mental health problems lesser priority; others said susceptibility to mental disorders may result from communication difficulties and therefore warrants specialized services. Others, seeing a need to address mental health in HIV/AIDS prevention, had designed programs accordingly. Such prevention efforts merit support, as do activities to reduce communication barriers.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Mental Health
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Deafness
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Mental Health Services
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Female
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Humans
/
Male
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
Am Ann Deaf
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
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