Abstract : This report summarises the results of a survey of 771 AIDS-affected households in different parts of South Africa. The households were randomly selected from the client lists of non-governmental organisations providing support to AIDS-affected households in the regions where the survey was conducted. The survey and this report are an attempt to document the impact of HIV/AIDS on South African households. Although it is not representative of all AIDS-affected households in South Africa, the report provides a snapshop of the devasting impact of HIV/AIDS on already poor families. As bleak as the findings of the survey are, the households in this survey are likely better off than most since all the households in the survey had contact with NGOs providing support.
Notes : This information was reprinted with permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. The Kaiser Family Foundation, based in Menlo Park, California, is a nonprofit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation and is not associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries.