Browsing Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM) by Author "Aagaard-Hansen, Jens"

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    • Changing patterns of orphan care due to the HIV epidemic in western Kenya 

      Nyambedha, Erick Otieno; Wandibba, Simiyu; Aagaard-Hansen, Jens (Institute of African Studies, University of Nairobi, KenyaDanish Bilharziasis Laboratory, Jœgersborg Allé 1 D, DK-2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark, 2003)
      The HIV/AIDS epidemic has given rise to major demographic changes including an alarming number of orphans in sub-Saharan Africa. The study describes a rural community in western Kenya in which one out of three children ...

    • Policy implications of the inadequate support systems for orphans in Western Kenya 

      Nyambedha, Erick Otieno; Wandibba, Simiyu; Aagaard-Hansen, Jens (Institute of African Studies, University of Nairobi, KenyaDanish Bilharziasis Laboratory, Jaegersborg Allé 1D, DK-2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark, 2001)
      This paper describes the support systems available for orphans in a rural Luo community in Nyang'oma sub-location in Bondo District of Western Kenya. Qualitative data were collected through in-depth interviews with orphaned ...

    • Similarities between human and livestock illnesses among the Luo in Western Kenya 

      Nyamanga, Peter A.; Suda, Collette; Aagaard-Hansen, Jens (Taylor & FrancisInstitute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies, University of Nairobi, 2006)
      The objective of this study was to compare perceptions and practices in relation to human and livestock illness among the Luo in Western Kenya. Qualitative methods of data collection such as key informant interviews, ...