‘Weaving a circle of care’ around families affected by HIV and AIDS

Obligation to family during times of transition: care, support and the response to HIV and AIDS in rural South Africa

“…This led to a body of research exploring the epidemic on families (Ankrah, 1993;Seeley et al, 1993), particularly the ability of the family to respond by providing care and support to sick members or orphaned children (see for example Heymann et al, 2007;Louw, Dunbar-Krige, & Fritz, 2010;Schatz & Ogunmefun, 2007;Seeley et al, 1993). Much of this research is framed by questions about the resilience of family functioning and the ability to resist dissolution in the face of the potential impacts of HIV and AIDS in the era largely before wide-scale access to treatment.…”