"it's very genuine": The perceptions of stakeholders on the primary caregiving relationships of adolescents orphaned by AIDS and grandmothers
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2023
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Adolescents orphaned through Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are at higher risk of poor
developmental outcomes due to the trauma caused by the parent’s AIDS related illness and resultant death,
lack of stable care and support and financial difficulties among others. Research shows that high quality parental
care is needed to nurture the development of these vulnerable youth. The current study explores the quality of
caregiving relationships between AIDS-orphaned adolescents and grandmother primary caregivers, based on
the narratives of stakeholders. Special focus was on finding out whether these relationships were perceived as
promoting the emotional and psychosocial wellbeing of the orphans. A qualitative methodological framework
with narrative inquiry approach was utilised. In-depth interviews were conducted with 6 purposefully selected
stakeholders who provide psychosocial support services to orphans and primary caregivers. Stakeholders
reported that, due to the grandmothers’ genuine love and care, most of these relationships were found to be
nourishing to the development of the orphans. It was further indicated that, the orphans fared well socially,
emotionally and cognitively and performed highly at school.
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Adolescent, HIV, Public health, Family studies, Psychosocial support, Peer-reviewed article
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Tsweleng, P. (2023). "it's very genuine": The perceptions of stakeholders on the primary caregiving relationships of adolescents orphaned by AIDS and grandmothers . Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior, 11.