Children As Caregivers - The Global Fight Against Tuberculosis and Hiv in Zambia

Informationen zum Autor Hunleth, Jean Klappentext In Zambia! due to the rise of TB and the connected HIV epidemic! a large number of children have experienced the illness or death of at least one parent. This study examines how well intentioned practitioners fail to realise that children take on active caregiving roles when their guardians become seriously ill and demonstrates why understanding children's care is crucial for global health policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Growing Up in George 2. Residence and Relationships 3. Between Silence and Disclosure 4. Following the Medicine 5. Care by Women and Children 6. Children and Global Health Postscript: Childhood Tuberculosis Notes References Index

Product details

• Authors: Jean Hunleth
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9780813588032
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-8803-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Rutgers Series in Childhood St; Rutgers Childhood Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General