Community-Based Empowerment Of People Living With Hiv/Aids (Plwhas) Through Community-Based Organisations In Malaysia

HIV/AIDS is a global crisis and it affects all strata of the society. In the National Strategic Plan on HIV/AIDS (2006-2010), the government acknowledges the role of non-governmental organisations and community-based organisations; particularly to reduce the spread of the virus among hard-to-r...

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Main Author: Jaganathan, Paramaswari
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2010
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description HIV/AIDS is a global crisis and it affects all strata of the society. In the National Strategic Plan on HIV/AIDS (2006-2010), the government acknowledges the role of non-governmental organisations and community-based organisations; particularly to reduce the spread of the virus among hard-to-reach groups such as commercial sex workers, drug users and homosexuals. This study gives an insight into the approaches used by three HIV/AIDS community-based organisations in Penang to empower the PLWHAs. It aims to analyse the strategies used by the community-based organisations to handle the psychosocial issues faced by PLWHAs as well as factors that affect the empowerment of the PLWHAs. This is a qualitative study that employs interviews, participant observation and involvement in activities carried out by the community-based organisation.
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spelling usm-430482019-04-12T05:26:51Z http://eprints.usm.my/43048/ Community-Based Empowerment Of People Living With Hiv/Aids (Plwhas) Through Community-Based Organisations In Malaysia Jaganathan, Paramaswari P87-96 Communication. Mass media HIV/AIDS is a global crisis and it affects all strata of the society. In the National Strategic Plan on HIV/AIDS (2006-2010), the government acknowledges the role of non-governmental organisations and community-based organisations; particularly to reduce the spread of the virus among hard-to-reach groups such as commercial sex workers, drug users and homosexuals. This study gives an insight into the approaches used by three HIV/AIDS community-based organisations in Penang to empower the PLWHAs. It aims to analyse the strategies used by the community-based organisations to handle the psychosocial issues faced by PLWHAs as well as factors that affect the empowerment of the PLWHAs. This is a qualitative study that employs interviews, participant observation and involvement in activities carried out by the community-based organisation. 2010-06 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/43048/1/Paramaswari_AP_Jaganathan24.pdf Jaganathan, Paramaswari (2010) Community-Based Empowerment Of People Living With Hiv/Aids (Plwhas) Through Community-Based Organisations In Malaysia. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
spellingShingle P87-96 Communication. Mass media
Jaganathan, Paramaswari
Community-Based Empowerment Of People Living With Hiv/Aids (Plwhas) Through Community-Based Organisations In Malaysia
title Community-Based Empowerment Of People Living With Hiv/Aids (Plwhas) Through Community-Based Organisations In Malaysia
title_full Community-Based Empowerment Of People Living With Hiv/Aids (Plwhas) Through Community-Based Organisations In Malaysia
title_fullStr Community-Based Empowerment Of People Living With Hiv/Aids (Plwhas) Through Community-Based Organisations In Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Community-Based Empowerment Of People Living With Hiv/Aids (Plwhas) Through Community-Based Organisations In Malaysia
title_short Community-Based Empowerment Of People Living With Hiv/Aids (Plwhas) Through Community-Based Organisations In Malaysia
title_sort community-based empowerment of people living with hiv/aids (plwhas) through community-based organisations in malaysia
topic P87-96 Communication. Mass media
url http://eprints.usm.my/43048/
http://eprints.usm.my/43048/1/Paramaswari_AP_Jaganathan24.pdf