Parental obligations, care and HIV treatment: How care for others motivates self-care in Zimbabwe
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
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.
Date Issued
2020-11-01
Date Acceptance
2018-06-22
Citation
Journal of Health Psychology, 2020, 25, pp.2178-2187
ISSN
1359-1053
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Start Page
2178
End Page
2187
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Health Psychology
Volume
25
Copyright Statement
© 2018 The Author(s). This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Sponsor
Wellcome Trust
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30027764
Grant Number
084401/Z/07/Z
MR/R015600/1
Subjects
HIV
Zimbabwe
antiretroviral therapy
care
family
obligation
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England
Date Publish Online
2018-07-20