Affiliation
Senior Researcher, Human Science Research Council (HSRC)

Address

Human Science Research Council

Private Bag X9182

Cape Town

8000
South Africa

 

Contact

gpetros@hsrc.ac.za

 

Biosketch

Mr. Petros is a Senior Researcher in the Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health Programme at the HSRC. He obtained an MPhil in Public Health at the University of the Western Cape and holds a National Diploma in Public Health and a Certificate in Adult Education from the University of Cape Town South Africa. He is currently a registered Public Health doctoral student at the University of Cape Town’s School of Public Health. Before joining the HSRC, he spent a number of years as a Community Health Developer in the shantytowns of Cape Town. He furthermore worked as a research assistant at the University of the Western Cape in the Community Health Science Department and as a Tutor at the University of Cape Town.

 

 

Key research/capacity building interests

 

Research Interests

• HIV/AIDS and Older Persons
• HIV/AIDS care and management

Capacity Building Interests

• Gerontology curriculum development

Key methodological skills

• Qualitative and quantitative research

Current/planned research

• Older Persons and HIV/AIDS
• Health of Older Persons