Describe the social and moral effects of HIV/AIDS on the family.

      

Describe the social and moral effects of HIV/AIDS on the family.

  

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Kavungya
- Many adults die leaving behind many orphans, by 2005 we had 1.6 million orphans
- Caring for the orphans is a burden
- Grand parents or old children get the burden of running the homes where orphans are left
- The sick person uses a lot of money medically
- The sick person becomes unproductive economically
- A lot of sorrow in families due to death
- Women are easily infested and affected
- The women are burdened with care of the home
- Poverty increases in the homes
- Children are forced to look for manual work to provide for the homes
- Children are forced to drop out of school due to lack of money or look for employment
- People with AIDS feel lonely, isolated and hopeless
- Those living with AIDS feel guilty and as punishment
- People with AIDS are discriminated at places of work and not hired for jobs
- People living with AIDS may be denied their basic human rights e.g. to travel, to have children, employment and education
Kavungya answered the question on March 11, 2019 at 07:50


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