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DOCN M94A2412
TI Traditional healers and PWA support groups: filling the gap in Kampala,
Uganda.
DT 9412
AU Lattu K; King R; Ssemyalo C; Namangi F; Kasolo S; Kabatesi D; Homsy J;
THEWA Project, Kampala, Uganda.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):31 (abstract no. 096D). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370163
AB OBJECTIVES: Collaborating with Traditional Healers (THs) trained in
basic counselling to establish client support groups that: 1) build
non-family social and support networks for client PWAs; 2) improve TH
and community understanding of PWAs' special needs; 3) confront social
stigmas against PWAs and 4) learn from individual member experiences
within the group and through their interaction with the TH. METHODS:
Brainstorming for ideas with THs, their clients and other community
members generated roles for support groups by defining issues and
concerns of PWAs. Projects and training of the support groups addressed
these issues and empowered client PWAs by teaching new skills (project
planning, local resource identification etc.), income generation, and
AIDS facts with information about positive living. General meetings and
training were evaluated regularly and provided a conduit for member
feedback. RESULTS: After 6 months, PWAs together with THs have formed 3
support groups, started drama performances that educate the community
about HIV/AIDS, begun income generating projects, invited guest
speakers, and initiated other learning programs that creatively address
members' needs and interests. All these activities were achieved without
any external funding. Evaluations helped members adapt programs to meet
changing expectations of the group. Continued attendance and feedback
from PWAs indicated a sense of peer-support and accomplishment from
involvement with the groups. LESSONS LEARNED: THs can transfer basic
counselling skills and facts about AIDS to clients, enable peer-support
and self-reliance to take root among PWAs. Introduction of support
groups through the THs is a significant new approach that fills the gap
remaining in PWAs' lives in our treatment-biased health care system.
Enthusiastic responses by THs, PWAs and community members suggest
support groups can be an invaluable community-based service. Thus,
successes, suggestions and experiences learned from these first support
groups will be incorporated into ongoing healer-to-healer training.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PSYCHOLOGY *Counseling Health
Education/METHODS Health Resources Human *Medicine, African
Traditional Peer Group Psychodrama Public Relations *Social Support
Uganda MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).