Women’s Burden of Caring for Orphans: The bio-psychosocial and economic challenges for caregivers in a rural community in South Africa

Misheck Dube ()
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Misheck Dube: North-West University (Mafikeng Campus), Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Social Work, Life Style Disease Entity, P. Bag X2046, 2735, South Africa

Technium Social Sciences Journal, 2021, vol. 26, issue 1, 790-803

Abstract: The practical activity of orphan-care in Social Work has received unquestionable and resounding globally attention. However, the skewed care of orphans towards women and its associated bio-psychosocial and economic challenges in the rural communities deserves special investigation and analysis. This article discusses women’s burden of orphan-care and associated bio-psychosocial and economic challenges experienced by carers in Alice in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. Using a qualitative research approach and voluntary purposive sampling to ensure that carers of orphans were engaged in the study, individual face-to-face interviews were conducted to engage twenty caregivers. Data were analysed thematically and backed by existing literature. The findings showed that women caregivers of orphans experienced a plethora of bio-psychosocial and economic issues when caring for orphans in the rural communities. The article makes relevant recommendations for the profession of Social Work and stakeholders of orphan-care.

Keywords: orphan-care; women; challenges; rural areas; social work (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.47577/tssj.v26i1.5304

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