Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Kingston upon Hull |
Funding for: | UK Students |
Funding amount: | From £17,668 per annum. This rises each year in line with the UKRI's recommended stipend allowance. |
Hours: | Full Time, Part Time |
Placed On: | 17th January 2023 |
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Closes: | 10th February 2023 |
About this project
HIV/AIDS is a leading cause of disease burden, death, and bereavement in Africa, with 1.5 million new HIV infections in 2020, set against the context of structural deprivation and inequality. This PhD will focus on the care and support needs of informal carers of those with advanced illness in Sub-Saharan Africa. Specifically, the care and support needs for people unable to access anti-retroviral treatments and their informal carers are substantial and more often than not provided by family members, more so by women and children. Whilst community support is a key driver of positive caring experiences for other advanced illnesses, this is stymied for those with HIV/AIDs due to community stigma and marginalisation. The PhD will be guided by an initial systematic review that will then inform the subsequent exploratory-sequential approach to explore the roles/experiences of people providing informal care to those living with and dying from HIV/AIDS in a Sub-Saharan African
For informal inquiries, please contact
Dr Joseph Clark, Email: joseph.clark@hyms.ac.uk
About the research cluster / about the research environment
This PhD cluster comprises four cross-Faculty inter-linked PhD scholarships, to address health inequalities in advanced illness at regional, national, and international levels. In the United Kingdom, demographic changes mean the proportion of older people is growing fast, with a rapid increase in the number of people living with advanced illnesses, including long-term conditions, complex multi-morbidities, and frailty.
Funding
Submission of thesis
Submission of your final thesis is expected within three years and three months from the start of your PhD scholarship for full-time and within five years and six months if studying part-time.
Eligibility and entry requirements
Applicants should have a minimum 2:1 degree in a health, social care or social science-related subject. A taught MSc or Masters by Research (MRes) in a relevant subject would be an advantage.
International applicants
This opportunity comes with a Home fee waiver only, which will not cover the full International fee. You will therefore need to pay the difference between the Home fee and the International fee and will need to provide evidence that you have sufficient funds to cover this.
How to apply
Applications are via the University of Hull webpage
Closing date for applications
10 February 2022
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