• The Impact on Households
- Often the poorest sectors of society are most vulnerable to the epidemic and for whom the consequences are most severe.
- In many cases, households dissolve because of AIDS, because parents die and children are sent to relatives for care and upbringing.
- Data suggests that households in which an adult had died from AIDS were four times more likely to disband than those in which no deaths had occurred.
- In Botswana, it is estimated that, on average, every income earner is likely to acquire one additional dependent over the next ten years due to the AIDS epidemic.
- A dramatic increase in destitute households, those with no income earners, is also expected.
- Children may be forced to abandon their education and in some cases women may be forced to turn to prostitution which can in turn lead to a higher risk of HIV transmission.
- A study in Burkina Faso, Rwanda, and Uganda, has calculated that AIDS will not only reverse progress made in poverty reduction, but will also increase the percentage of people living in extreme poverty (from 45% in 2000 to 51% in 2015).
- Already poor households coping with members who are sick from HIV or AIDS are forced to reduce spending on necessities like clothing, electricity and even food.
- The death of males appears to reduce the production of ‘cash crops’ (e.g. coffee, tea, and sugar), while the death of females reduces the production of grain and other crops necessary for household survival.
- Loss of income, additional care-related expenses, the reduced ability of caregivers to work, and mounting medical fees push affected households deeper into poverty. It is estimated that, on average, HIV-related care can absorb one-third of a household’s monthly income.
- Almost invariably, the burden of coping rests with women. When a family member becomes ill, women are often forced to begin work outside their homes. In parts of Zimbabwe, for example, women are moving into the traditionally male-dominated carpentry industry, which often results in women having less time for housework.
- Tapping into available savings and taking on more debt are usually the first options chosen by households struggling to pay for medical treatment or funerals. As debts mount, precious assets such as livestock and even land are sold, and as debt increases, the chance to recover and rebuild diminishes.
• The Impact on Households
- Often the poorest sectors of society are most vulnerable to the epidemic and for whom the consequences are most severe.
- In many cases, households dissolve because of AIDS, because parents die and children are sent to relatives for care and upbringing.
- Data suggests that households in which an adult had died from AIDS were four times more likely to disband than those in which no deaths had occurred.
- In Botswana, it is estimated that, on average, every income earner is likely to acquire one additional dependent over the next ten years due to the AIDS epidemic.
- A dramatic increase in destitute households, those with no income earners, is also expected.
- Children may be forced to abandon their education and in some cases women may be forced to turn to prostitution which can in turn lead to a higher risk of HIV transmission.
- A study in Burkina Faso, Rwanda, and Uganda, has calculated that AIDS will not only reverse progress made in poverty reduction, but will also increase the percentage of people living in extreme poverty (from 45% in 2000 to 51% in 2015).
- Already poor households coping with members who are sick from HIV or AIDS are forced to reduce spending on necessities like clothing, electricity and even food.
- The death of males appears to reduce the production of ‘cash crops’ (e.g. coffee, tea, and sugar), while the death of females reduces the production of grain and other crops necessary for household survival.
- Loss of income, additional care-related expenses, the reduced ability of caregivers to work, and mounting medical fees push affected households deeper into poverty. It is estimated that, on average, HIV-related care can absorb one-third of a household’s monthly income.
- Almost invariably, the burden of coping rests with women. When a family member becomes ill, women are often forced to begin work outside their homes. In parts of Zimbabwe, for example, women are moving into the traditionally male-dominated carpentry industry, which often results in women having less time for housework.
- Tapping into available savings and taking on more debt are usually the first options chosen by households struggling to pay for medical treatment or funerals. As debts mount, precious assets such as livestock and even land are sold, and as debt increases, the chance to recover and rebuild diminishes.
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