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Sophia Migabo Sophia Migabo Sophia Migabo Sophia Migabo Sophia Migabo HIV and risk of HIV infection, particularly among internally displaced people in Côte
d’Ivoire and their host communities. The mission was led by UNHCR in partnership with
the UNAIDS secretariat, and composed of government ministries, NGOs and UN
agencies, namely UNDP, UNFPA and WFP.
The qualitative study took place in the localities of Tabou, Guiglo, Bouaké and
Abidjan from 22 to 28 March 2007. Qualitative tools aided the collection of data from
interviews with key informants (local authorities, NGO workers, doctors, etc.) and target
groups (displaced people, students, sex workers, etc.), as well as focus group
discussions.
The war in Côte d’Ivoire has had repercussions among Ivorian and foreign
displaced people, host populations and refugees. Displaced and non displaced
populations lost their employment and in Tabou, food production has greatly suffered as
well. Children and young people’s education has been interrupted, in some cases
permanently, and Guiglo’s child mothers blame this event for their pregnancy. Health
services are described as overloaded, poor in quality and many have had to close down
with the war.
The internally displaced people interviewed who for the most part had had stable
financial and familial conditions, have been stripped of their homes and income. They
describe how financial strain of their extended stay with relatives has worn out family
ties and social networks. Parental loss and impoverishment has fractured households as
case studies illustrate, where children have either chosen or been forced to leave home
and fend for themselves. Parents, humiliated by destitution and degrading events during
their displacement express that they have lost their authority over their children, who
are engaging in unrestrained sexual activity.
People living with HIV share that even in times of peace they can face financial
difficulties when needing to pay for opportunistic infection treatment and prophylaxis.
They state that the unemployment, under-nutrition, deterioration of health care and
unavailability of drugs and reagents they have experienced as a result of the war further
aggravates their financial situation. ARV adherence among displaced people living with
HIV is noticeably more difficult by their mobility. Moreover, HIV counselors suggest that
the
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