Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Click here to sign up for SAGE Journal Email Alerts today!

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
Journal of Family Issues
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Right arrow Citing Articles via Scopus
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by VanLANDINGHAM, M.
Right arrow Articles by SAENGTIENCHAI, C.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Complore   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati   Add to Twitter  
What's this?

The Impacts of HIV/AIDS on Older Populations in Developing Countries

Some Observations Based on the Thai Case

MARK VanLANDINGHAM

Tulane University

JOHN KNODEL

University of Michigan

WASSANA IM-EM

Mahidol University, Thailand

CHANPEN SAENGTIENCHAI

University of Michigan

The authors describe features of the older population and the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Thailand and discuss potential links between them. Both direct and indirect impacts of AIDS on the Thai older population are discussed, but the focus is on how older persons could be indirectly affected by AIDS infections occurring among their adult children. Five major mechanisms are identified through which these indirect effects can occur: finances, health, time commitments, social relationships, and emotional status. Factors that could affect the degree and distribution of such impacts are discussed, and a research agenda is proposed for exploring the impact of AIDS on older persons in developing countries, drawing on the authors' current research project on this topic in Thailand. Several substantive areas are suggested that warrant investigation, and the advantages and weaknesses of a number of methodologies that could be used to pursue these topics are discussed.

Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 21, No. 6, 777-805 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/019251300021006006
Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Complore Complore   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati   Add to Twitter Twitter    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Journal of Family IssuesHome page
J. Knodel and C. Saengtienchai
Older-Aged Parents: The Final Safety Net for Adult Sons and Daughters With AIDS in Thailand
Journal of Family Issues, July 1, 2005; 26(5): 665 - 698.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Research on AgingHome page
J. Knodel, C. Saengtienchai, W. Im-Em, and M. Vanlandingham
The Impact of AIDS on Parents and Families in Thailand: A Key Informant Approach
Research on Aging, November 1, 2001; 23(6): 633 - 670.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Journal of Family IssuesHome page
N. E. JOHNSON and J. J. CLIMO
Aging and Eldercare in Lesser Developed Countries
Journal of Family Issues, September 1, 2000; 21(6): 683 - 691.
[Abstract] [PDF]