An in-depth Study on the impacts of Operation Murambatsvina
Table 9: Effects of OM on health of households reporting member with HIV/AIDS
Proportion [previous]
Households hosting HIV/AIDS person
23% [13%]
Affected by Operation Murambatsvina
79%
Lost quality care [home-based care]
61%[40%]
Lost comprehensive care [ARTs]
46%[35%]
Lost monitoring for viral load count [CD4 cell count]
35%
Deterioration in health
65%
Lost treatment for opportunistic infections
45%
Relocated to area where treatment and support is limited
48%
Lost nutritional support
55%
Lost HIV/AIDS information
33%
Lost access to reproductive health support [condoms]
22%
As can be seen from Table 9, the effects on those with HIV/AIDS have been extremely
severe. In almost every area, this sample has experienced a loss of care and treatment. The
group has even lost access to nutritional support.
Table 10: Frequency of psychological disorder:
Comparison of HIV/AIDS group with whole sample
Households with
HIV/AIDS person
Do you sleep badly
67%
Do you cry more than usual
50%
Do you find it difficult to enjoy your daily activities
81%
Do you find it difficult to make decisions
77%
Is your work suffering?
79%
Are you able to play a useful part in life?
70%
Has the thought of ending your life been in your
41%
mind?
Do you feel tired all the time?
62%
Score citing at least 4 of these indicators of trauma
75%
Whole
sample
60%
41%
77%
71%
75%
62%
36%
55%
69%
As can be seen from Table 10, the consequences of trauma have been more severe on the
households with HIV/AIDS sufferers, and the frequency of clinically-significant
psychological is significantly higher in this group.
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