Addressing intersections in HIV/AIDS and mental health: The role of organizations for D/Deaf and hard of hearing individuals in South Africa
dc.contributor.author | Mall S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Swartz L. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-04-12T08:33:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-04-12T08:33:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
dc.identifier.citation | American Annals of the Deaf | |
dc.identifier.citation | 156 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 5 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 492 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 500 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0002726X | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20693 | |
dc.title | Addressing intersections in HIV/AIDS and mental health: The role of organizations for D/Deaf and hard of hearing individuals in South Africa | |
dc.type | Article |