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TL;DR
An interview-based qualitative study of 11 youth in Khayelitsha, South Africa, found that young family members who lost a relative to HIV/AIDS lacked therapeutic and emotional support services to help them cope with grief.
PLOS ONE · 5 authors, 2 centres
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An interview-based qualitative study of 11 youth in Khayelitsha, South Africa, found that young family members who lost a relative to HIV/AIDS lacked therapeutic and emotional support services to help them cope with grief.
Semi-structured individual interviews lasting approximately 45 minutes were conducted until data saturation, transcribed, and analyzed using open coding. Participants reported a lack of therapeutic sessions and had no one to speak to about their feelings, leaving them without guidance for emotional healing. A key limitation is that all participants were female despite inclusion criteria permitting males.