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With the increasing effects of HIV/AIDS in the two districts of Kabarole and Bundibugyo; the need to support widows and orphans has become more evident. To promote this support GTZ in collaboration with GDS introduced an NGO office to assist AIDS afflicated households through the women's community based organisations. The NGO/CBO aims at working with women at the grassroot to ensure sustainability of their activities and also to network with other organisations involved in similar activities. The NGO Office uses participatory techniques to monitor and evaluate the groups' income generating activities. The results; to date show that 45 women's groups have submitted requests for financial and technical assistance. 12 groups composed of 134 widows and 170 orphans have received funds for income generating projects. Activities include poultry; agriculture; brick making; zero grazing; purchase and sell of agricultural produce and small scale retail trade. Most of the groups lack the knowledge in financial management. Therefore; they require close supervision which is too expensive given the way they are spread out in the two districts. Secondly; a number of the hard hit areas are not easily accessible. Thirdly; the number of the existing community self help groups may not be satisfied due to limitation of funds. Experience shows that supporting such womens' self help community initiatives seems to be way of alleviating the consequences of HIV/AIDS on communities
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Introduction: Reliable information on prevalence and incidence of STD in general populations is relevant for AIDS/STD control strategies but difficults to obtain. Objectives: To determine the seroprevalence and incidence of STD and their association with HIV-1 serostatus; in a rural community in SW Uganda. Methods: 294 adult (ages 13+) residents of 2 neighboring villages provided blood specimen at enrolment and after 12 months. Both specimens were tested for anti-bodies (Ab) against HIV-1; T-.pallidum (tp); H. ducreyi (Hd); C.trachomatis (Ct) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). Results: Seroprevalence rates for HIV-1; Tp; Hd were between 8-11; and around 67for Ct and HSV-2. HIV - Ab peaked in those aged 25-34; Tp-Ab showed no age trend; reactivity for Hd; Ct and HSV-2 increased steeply from 155 at age 15-16 to nearly 100at age 24-25. HIV-1 prevalence was 3.8in those not reactive for any other STD; 7.4in those 1-2 STD; and 19.2with 3-4 STD X2 for linear trend 5.2; P
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Congress , Rural Population , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/epidemiologyABSTRACT
With the increasing effects of HIV/AIDS in the two districts of Kabarole and Bundibugyo; the need to support widows and orphans has become more evident. To promote this support GTZ in collaboration with GDS introduced an NGO office to assist AIDS afflicated households through the women's community based organisations. The NGO/CBO aims at working with women at the grassroot to ensure sustainability of their activities and also to network with other organisations involved in similar activities. The NGO Office uses participatory techniques to monitor and evaluate the groups' income generating activities. The results; to date show that 45 women's groups have submitted requests for financial and technical assistance. 12 groups composed of 134 widows and 170 orphans have received funds for income generating projects. Activities include poultry; agriculture; brick making; zero grazing; purchase and sell of agricultural produce and small scale retail trade. Most of the groups lack the knowledge in financial management. Therefore; they require close supervision which is too expensive given the way they are spread out in the two districts. Secondly; a number of the hard hit areas are not easily accessible. Thirdly; the number of the existing community self help groups may not be satisfied due to limitation of funds. Experience shows that supporting such womens' self help community initiatives seems to be way of alleviating the consequences of HIV/AIDS on communities