In my life experiences, most families I have had contact with have children and some adult to care for them. In sub-Saharan Africa there are households that have no adult. They are called child-headed households. Some people attribute it to the AIDS epidemic. There has not been a lot of research conducted in this area. In my dreams my positive contribution to this study would be to supply data that would convince people of Africa that AIDS is not a death sentence, respecting women of this continent is paramount, practicing safe sex is possible, and taking medication is not taboo.
In a perfect world, my research results would convince people to have the courage to be tested, believe the doctors results and recommendations and have hope for a long life living with AIDS. My research results would also reduce the incidences of child-headed households due to relatives understanding the disease and coming forward to care for the children left behind.
I think it would awesome to do research on this topic. I think it would be helpful for people to know it is okay to be tested and to take medicine. I think so many people are afraid to know or hear results of different tests and that is why they never go see a doctor. A little medicine can change a persons life and world. In addition, I think you are right that research like this could change the number of child-headed households.
ReplyDeleteWow. What a great topic to discuss. As a society we are sometimes afraid of the unknown. When we hear the stories that surround the AIDS epidemic we often generalize instead of sympathize. Research and correct information is important.
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