Community-Based Interventions to Support HIV and AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Africa: A Systematic Review
Introduction: Community-based interventions to support orphans and vulnerable children were the basis for this systematic review, which was undertaken using the available literature based on different studies that outlined community-based interventions. Methodology: A systematic literature searches...
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| description | Introduction: Community-based interventions to support orphans and vulnerable children were the basis for this systematic review, which was undertaken using the available literature based on different studies that outlined community-based interventions. Methodology: A systematic literature searches for quantitative, mixed methods, and qualitative studies describing the community-based intervention to support HIV and AIDS orphans and vulnerable children in Africa was performed in the following databases: Google Scholar, PubMed, EBSCOhost and Science Direct. The search utilized keywords, Boolean operators, and search engine filters, guided by inclusion and exclusion criteria as part of the search strategy. The keywords used included: community-based interventions, support (psychosocial, economic, material, and social), OVC, and Africa. A thematic approach was used to analyze common emerging themes in the community-based interventions to support HIV and AIDS orphans and vulnerable children in Africa. Results: In total, 16 studies met the inclusion criteria, documenting a range of community-based interventions to support OVC in Africa. These included food and/or food parcels, child protection, healthcare services, as well as educational, legal and psychosocial support. Conclusion: Community-based intervention support plays a crucial role in enhancing the lives of orphans and vulnerable children in Africa. Community-based intervention support needs to be integrated into a wider social service system. Further research focusing on the cost of community-based intervention support and successful programs for mainstreaming community-based intervention into a wider social system is needed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e9c588d5e2ca4bd59442e1d72d7ac5052025-08-20T01:55:16ZengUbiquity PressInternational Journal of Integrated Care1568-41562025-04-01255510.5334/ijic.89208816Community-Based Interventions to Support HIV and AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Africa: A Systematic ReviewLivhuwani Precious Matshepete0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4250-8307Lufuno Makhado1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1689-9308Ntsieni Stella Mashau2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7104-6768Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Venda, 1 University Road, ThohoyandouDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Venda, 1 University Road, ThohoyandouDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Venda, 1 University Road, ThohoyandouIntroduction: Community-based interventions to support orphans and vulnerable children were the basis for this systematic review, which was undertaken using the available literature based on different studies that outlined community-based interventions. Methodology: A systematic literature searches for quantitative, mixed methods, and qualitative studies describing the community-based intervention to support HIV and AIDS orphans and vulnerable children in Africa was performed in the following databases: Google Scholar, PubMed, EBSCOhost and Science Direct. The search utilized keywords, Boolean operators, and search engine filters, guided by inclusion and exclusion criteria as part of the search strategy. The keywords used included: community-based interventions, support (psychosocial, economic, material, and social), OVC, and Africa. A thematic approach was used to analyze common emerging themes in the community-based interventions to support HIV and AIDS orphans and vulnerable children in Africa. Results: In total, 16 studies met the inclusion criteria, documenting a range of community-based interventions to support OVC in Africa. These included food and/or food parcels, child protection, healthcare services, as well as educational, legal and psychosocial support. Conclusion: Community-based intervention support plays a crucial role in enhancing the lives of orphans and vulnerable children in Africa. Community-based intervention support needs to be integrated into a wider social service system. Further research focusing on the cost of community-based intervention support and successful programs for mainstreaming community-based intervention into a wider social system is needed.https://account.ijic.org/index.php/up-j-ijic/article/view/8920community-based interventionsupporthiv and aidsorphans and vulnerable childrenafrica |
| spellingShingle | Livhuwani Precious Matshepete Lufuno Makhado Ntsieni Stella Mashau Community-Based Interventions to Support HIV and AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Africa: A Systematic Review International Journal of Integrated Care community-based intervention support hiv and aids orphans and vulnerable children africa |
| title | Community-Based Interventions to Support HIV and AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Africa: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Community-Based Interventions to Support HIV and AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Africa: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Community-Based Interventions to Support HIV and AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Africa: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community-Based Interventions to Support HIV and AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Africa: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Community-Based Interventions to Support HIV and AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Africa: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | community based interventions to support hiv and aids orphans and vulnerable children ovc in africa a systematic review |
| topic | community-based intervention support hiv and aids orphans and vulnerable children africa |
| url | https://account.ijic.org/index.php/up-j-ijic/article/view/8920 |
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