Pamela Fruechting
About Pamela Fruechting
I am a doctoral candidate, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing. My interests are global orphan care and community-based models of care. In August 2012 I will be traveling to Malawi to conduct my dissertation research on child-headed households in a rural, HIV-endemic region that is served by an NGO. Utilizing qualitative methods, my primary aim is to explore the relationship between vulnerability and subjective well-being with the intent to inform NGO orphan programming.
Interests: Children affected by and infected by HIV, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa; family health; theories of well-being; faith and well-being.
Web sites: www.OrphanHealthProject.com
www.nursing-philosophy.com
www.pamelafruechting.com
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Nurse Practitioner
Organization
- Georgetown University
Work Location(s)
- Malawi
- Uganda
Language(s)
- English
Pamela's Communities
Recent Contributions
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Pamela Fruechting started a discussion "ARVs in Uganda for Pediatric HIV Patients: Where Can I Find What Drugs are Available?". in the [ARCHIVED] Adherence & Retention community.
What is the best resource to find out what the current state is in Uganda regarding availability of specific ARVs for pediatric patients and where to get them? In particular, I need to know about Kaletra, zidovudine, Ziagen, and lamivudine. Any idea on cost in US$? Thank you, Pamela Fruechting, ...
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Pamela Fruechting replied to "Global Health Service Partnership" in the Global Health Nursing & Midwifery community.
This thrills me! Malawi and Uganda are very dear to me for a few reasons, and I have wanted to hear about something like this for some time. I am headed to Malawi August 2012 for my dissertation research on the well-being of child-heads of sibling households who receive services ...
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Pamela Fruechting replied to "Are we visible at the International AIDS meeting?" in the Global Health Nursing & Midwifery community.
I would love to attend, and would be interested in getting together with nurses, too. I am a nurse practitioner working on my PHD in orphan care in HIV-endemic regions. Also interested in HIV+ children and PMTCT in these areas. About how many total attendees are expected?
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Pamela Fruechting replied to "Regular Cash Payments Reducing HIV Infections Among Young Women" in the [ARCHIVED] HIV Prevention community.
My dissertation research will be this summer on child-headed households in HIV-endemic rural Malawi. From my previous visit there and from my literature review, it does seem that small economic supports can be enough to avert HIV-risks related to poverty. Transactional sex is one way for girls to offset poverty, ...
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Pamela Fruechting replied to "CDC's policy on TB testing for HIV+ children < age 10 from Uganda to USA" in the TB Infection Control community.
Thank you, everyone, for your thoughtful replies. It is, in my mind, illogical to require a sputum test for HIV+children for an exit visa, when the results are NOT required for the visa. Only proof that the test was completed is necessary for the visa. This was our personal experience ...
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