Document 1906
 DOCN  M94A1906
 TI    Indicators for community survival in sub-Saharan Africa.
 DT    9412
 AU    Balmer D; Bachengana C; Mulder D; U. of Nairobi, Dept. of Psychology,
       Kenya.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):424 (abstract no. PD0304). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370669
 AB    OBJECTIVE: communities are the basic socio-economic unit upon which
       survival depends in sub-Saharan Africa and the AIDS pandemic is
       threatening them. Programmed interventions are urgently required and
       part of the MRC/UVRI programme in rural Uganda seeks to respond to that
       need. METHODS: Four community sites were located and centres opened.
       Each centre had two counsellors who worked on the following aims: to
       change community attitudes; to assist the formal and informal education
       system; to assist individuals and groups; and to provide a comprehensive
       counselling service. RESULTS: Changes have occurred and a number of
       indicators have been developed to assess the community's capacity to
       survive. These indicators include: acceptance of HIV+ people;
       establishment of links with adolescents: degree of support for orphans;
       assistance in schools; and degree of economic re-generation.
       CONCLUSIONS: The programme has facilitated the development of indicators
       which are accurate measures for monitoring the changes communities need
       to make if they are to survive the pandemic.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/MORTALITY/  *PREVENTION
       & CONTROL  Adolescence  Adult  Africa South of the Sahara/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       *Health Education  Human  HIV Seropositivity  Prejudice  Rural
       Population  Socioeconomic Factors  Uganda/EPIDEMIOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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