AIDS and Palliative Care in South Africa

Demmer, Craig

doi:10.1177/1049909106295288

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“…For the PLWHA interviewed, stigma was not a problem for accessing HBC compared with previous studies where stigma was an obstacle for patients to access HBC (Smith and Morrison, 2006;Demmer, 2007). The majority of volunteers are female (Van Graan et al, 2007) and are facing problem to educate men as the culture in the region do not allow women to stand in front of men and discuss sexuality.…”

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confidence: 81%

People living with HIV/AIDS and the utilization of home-based care services

Oguntibeju¹,

Ndalambo²,

Mokgatle-Nthabu³

2011

Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 81%

People living with HIV/AIDS and the utilization of home-based care services

Oguntibeju¹,

Ndalambo²,

Mokgatle-Nthabu³

2011

Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.

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“…Although palliative care programs have been successfully implemented in a handful of resource-limited countries the concept of palliative care is still in its early stages in many others ( 5 – 8 ). The significant progress made in palliative care for children living with HIV due to a global effort to control the disease did not extend successfully to other life-threatening illnesses; however, it may provide a model for palliative care for children living with cancer ( 7 , 9 – 11 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Pediatric Palliative Care Initiative in Cambodia

Celiker

Pagnarith

Akao³

et al. 2017

Front. Public Health

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Cancer care with curative intent remains difficult to manage in many resource-limited settings such as Cambodia. Cambodia has a small workforce with limited financial and health-care resources resulting in delayed diagnoses and availability of limited therapeutic tools. Thus, palliative care becomes the primary form of care in most cases. Although palliative care is becoming an integral part of medical care in developed countries, this concept remains poorly understood and utilized in developing countries. Angkor Hospital for Children serves a relatively large pediatric population in northern Cambodia. According to the modern definition of palliative care, approximately two-thirds of the patients admitted to the hospital were deemed candidates to receive palliative care. In an effort to develop a pediatric palliative care team utilizing existing resources and intensive training, our focus group recruited already existing teams with different health-care expertise and other motivated members of the hospital. During this process, we have also formed a palliative care training team of local experts to maintain ongoing palliative care education. Feedback from patients and health-care providers confirmed the effectiveness of these efforts. In conclusion, palliative and sustainable care was offered effectively in a resource-limited setting with adequately trained and motivated local providers. In this article, the steps and systems used to overcome challenges in Cambodia are summarized in the hope that our experience urges governmental and non-governmental agencies to support similar initiatives.

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“…However, poverty, resistance to conventional medicine and the serious side effects associated with antiretroviral drugs are the main draw backs to the use of conventional therapies (Kisangau et al, 2007). These factors, coupled with the severe shortage of health personnel in South Africa (Demmer, 2007) might have prompted many HIV/AIDS patients to develop coping mechanisms by adopting alternative sources of symptom management, one of which has been the use of herbal therapies (Kisangau et al, 2007). In South Africa, there are over 3,000 species of plants which have been found to be used in traditional medicine and an estimated 200,000 indigenous traditional healers, which up to 60% of the population consult with (Van Wyk et al, 1997).…”

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Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the management of opportunistic fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the Amathole District of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Otang¹,

Grierson

Rol³

et al. 2012

J. Med. Plants Res.

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An estimated 5.7 million people were living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa in 2009, more than in any other country. Up to 90% of all HIV/AIDS patients develop opportunistic fungi infections (OFIs) at some point during the course of the disease and 10 to 20% dies as a direct consequence of these. Despite the broad use of medicinal plants in South Africa, there is a dearth of knowledge regarding the use of such plants in the management of opportunistic fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients. Knowledge of these plants is very important as this can serve as leads in the discovery of new antifungal agents. The purpose of this study was to document the indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants used in the management of opportunistic fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Information was obtained through conversations with traditional healers and AIDS patients with the aid of semi-structured questionnaires, direct observations and by reviewing studies reported in the literature. A total of 123 informants participated in the study, including 22 (21.8%) traditional healers and 101 (78.2%) HIV/AIDS patients. Thirty two plant species distributed in 26 families and 32 genera were identified as being used to treat one or more of the OFIs. Considering the widespread use of these medicinal plants to treat various ailments and their current use in the management of oportunistic fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients, it therefore becomes crucial to scientifically validate the therapeutic uses and safety of these plants through phytochemical screening, antifungal susceptibility tests and toxicological studies.

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AIDS and Palliative Care in South Africa

Cited by 7 publications

References 38 publications

People living with HIV/AIDS and the utilization of home-based care services

People living with HIV/AIDS and the utilization of home-based care services

Pediatric Palliative Care Initiative in Cambodia

Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the management of opportunistic fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the Amathole District of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

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