Poverty, HIV/AIDS and the old age pension in Bhambayi, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Tanusha Raniga and Barbara Simpson

Development Southern Africa, 2011, vol. 28, issue 1, 75-85

Abstract: To date the international community has tended to direct HIV prevention programmes, treatment, care and supportive services to young adults and children, with little concern about the impact on older people. Since empirical evidence on the socioeconomic impact of HIV/AIDS on households with older persons is lacking, this paper attempts to fill this gap, using data from a household-based survey conducted in Bhambayi, a mixed formal and informal settlement north of eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal. The findings highlight the links between the uptake of the South African old age pension, poverty and HIV/AIDS in households with older persons. The paper makes recommendations for both government and non-governmental organisations in respect of community-based support systems for such households affected by HIV/AIDS.

Keywords: social security systems; older people; poverty and HIV/AIDS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2011.545171

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