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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2009, 6, 2113-2138; doi:10.3390/ijerph6082113 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 /journal/ijerph Article A Qualitative Study of the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Agricultural Households in Southeastern Uganda Dawn C. Parker 1,*, Kathryn H. Jacobsen 2 and Maction K. Komwa 3 1 School of Planning, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada 2 Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr. Fairfax, VA 22030, USA; E-mail: kjacobse@ 3 Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr. Fairfax, VA 22030, USA; E-mail: mkomwa@ * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: dcparker@uwaterloo.ca; Tel.: +1-519-888-4567 ext. 3-8888; Fax: +1-519-725-2827 Received: 9 June 2009 / Accepted: 22 July 2009 / Published: 29 July 2009 Abstract: The HIV/AIDS pandemic threatens economic, social, and environmental sustainability throughout sub-Saharan Africa. This paper reports on a qualitative study exploring interrelationships between HIV/AIDS, labor availability, agricultural productivity, household resources, food consumption, and health status in rural southeastern Uganda. Respondents re