This study sought to understand how individuals reveal their HIV test results to others and the ways in which social relations affect the disclosure process. The data were collected through open-ended interviews administered in Swahili to informants who had just been tested for HIV and to those who were living with HIV in Dar es Salaam and Iringa regions. Analysis shows that social relations influence the decisions individuals make about disclosure. Most people preferred to reveal their HIV status to close family members. Most also mentioned the fear of being rejected and discriminated against as major reasons for not disclosing their test results to others.
Exploitation of child labour is an endemic problem in sub-Saharan Africa. The situation is increasingly worsening due to increasing poverty and HIV/AIDS. We carried out a study to understand how the AIDS epidemic facilitates the presence of child labour in Iringa Rural District in Tanzania. The findings revealed that children opt for early participation in the labour force due to the ever-increasing poverty existing at their household level. There is a correlation between poverty and HIV/AIDS in general, and particularly between HIV/AIDS and the poor socio-economic condition of orphans. Current interventions to stop child labour do not yield good results because of low level of awareness on child labour issues at village levels. The government and its partners, such as ILO, should improve the coordination between the district and the communities (villages) in order to make sure that communities at the village level are reached and assisted. Furthermore, reducing rural poverty is imperative if child labour is to be eliminated. Kinderarbeit in der Epoche von HIV/AIDS im subsaharischen Afrika: Eine Fallstudie aus TanzaniaZusammenfassung: Ausbeutung von Kinderarbeit ist ein endemisches Problem im subsaharischen Afrika. Die Situation wird durch die Phänomene der steigenden Armut und durch HIV/ AIDS noch verschlechtert. Die Autoren untersuchten in einer Studie, wie die AIDS-Epidemie das Phänomen der Kinderarbeit in Iringa, einer ländlichen Region Tanzanias, fördert. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Kinder eine frühzeitige Teilnahme an der Erwerbsarbeit wegen der ständig steigenden Armut im eigenen Haushalt anstreben. Es gibt eine generelle Korrelation zwischen Armut und Ausbreitung von HIV/AIDS, insbesondere zwischen HIV/AIDS und den schlechten sozioökono-mischen Bedingungen von Waisen. Aktuelle Interventionen, um Kinderarbeit zu kontrollieren, erzielen wegen des mangelnden Verständnisses der Problematik von Kinderarbeit in den ländlichen Dorfgemeinschaften nur geringe Effekte. Die Regierung und unterstützende Institutionen wie die ILO sollten eine bessere Koordination zwischen Bezirks-und Dorfverwaltungen anstreben, um sicherzustellen, dass entsprechende Bemühungen in den Dörfern aufgebaut und unterstützt werden. Darüber hinaus kann eine Einschränkung von Kinderarbeit keinesfalls ohne eine Reduktion der ländlichen Armut erreicht werden. Schlagwörter: Kinderarbeit · HIV/AIDS · Subsaharisches Afrika · Ethnographie ÖZS 35 (2010) 2:8-22
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