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After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Impacts of HIV/AIDS on Older Populations in Developing Countries

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  • Mark VanLandingham, John Knodel, Wassana Im-em, and Chanpen Saengtienchai
Published in 1999 (revised: June 2000), this 35-page report describes features of the older Thai population and the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Thailand, and discusses potential links between them. It addresses both direct and indirect impacts of AIDS on this population, but focuses discussion on how older persons could be indirectly affected by AIDS infections occurring among their adult children. It identifies five major mechanisms through which these indirect effects can occur -- finances, health, time commitments, social relationships, and emotional stress -- as well as factors that could affect the degree and distribution of such impacts. A research agenda is proposed for exploring the impact of AIDS on older persons in developing countries. A number of substantive areas that warrant investigation are discussed, as are the advantages and weaknesses of several methodologies that could be used to pursue these topics.

This document is part of a research project funded by the U.S. National Institute on Aging and conducted by a joint team of Thai and US researchers. The project explores the impact of HIV/AIDS on older persons in Thailand whose adult children are infected with the HIV virus.

Click here to download the document as a PDF file.

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