Parental obligations, care and HIV treatment: How care for others motivates self-care in Zimbabwe.
Morten SkovdalRufurwokuda MasweraNoah KadzuraConstance NyamukapaRebecca RheadAlison WringeSimon GregsonPublished in: Journal of health psychology (2018)
This article examines how parental obligations of care intersect with HIV treatment-seeking behaviours and retention. It draws on qualitative data from eastern Zimbabwe, produced from 65 interviews. Drawing on theories of practice and care ethics, our analysis revealed that norms of parental obligation and care acted as key motivators for ongoing engagement with HIV services and treatment. Parents' attentiveness to the future needs of their children (caring about), and sense of obligation (taking care of) and improved ability to care (caregiving) following treatment initiation, emerged as central to understanding their drive for self-care and engagement with HIV services.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv testing
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- affordable care act
- hepatitis c virus
- pain management
- primary care
- mental health
- young adults
- public health
- systematic review
- social media
- machine learning
- single cell
- replacement therapy
- deep learning
- smoking cessation