Pupils Attitudes with HIV/ AIDS Towards Academic Performance in Five Selected Primary Schools

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION .............................................................................................................................. i

APPROVAL .......................................................................................................... ii

DEDICATION ........................................................................................................ iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................................ iv

TABLE OF CONTENT ........................................................................................... V

LIST OF TABLES ········••ea••··················································································· ix

LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................. Cl •••••••••••• X

LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................................... xi

ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................... xii

CHAPTER ONE .................................................................................................... 1

1.0. INTRODUCTION .. ........................................................................................... 1

1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY .•.....••.....•...•..•..•.•.....•..••.•...•.••..••.•..•......•..•...... 1

1.2. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM .•.••...•.••.•..••..•.•••.•.••.••.••..•..•.....••.•...•............•.. 2

1.3. THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY ...•.•...•..•...•....••..•..•..•.••..••.•..••.••..•..••.•..•...•....••..... 3

1.4. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY . .................................................................................. 4

1.5. Objectives of the study ............................................................................................. 4

1.5.1. General objective ............................................................................................. 4

1. 5. 2. Specific Objectives . ............................................................................................ 4

1.6. RESEARCH QUESTIONS .•.....•...•.•...••.•..•.••..••.••.••..•.••••••.••..•.••..•.....•......•.....••.. 4

1. 7. HYPOTHESIS ............•.....•..••...........•.....•..••.••.•......•.••...........•..••...•...............•. 5

1.8. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY . •.....••.••...•.•••.•.••.••.••..••.••.••....••.••..••....••.••...•.... 5

L.9. CONCEPTUAL FRAME WORK OF THE STUDY •.•••.••.••.••..••.•••••.•..•..•••.••.•..•...•...• 6

~HAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................... 11

~.O. LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................ 11

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2.1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 11

2.2. ABSENTEEISM IMPACT AND EDUCATION .••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••• 11

2.3. STIGMATIZATION AND DISCRIMINATION ON EDUCATION ............................. 13

2.4. PSYCHOLOGICAL AND HEALTH FACTORS ON EDUCATION . .......................... 15

CHAPTER THREE .............................................................................................. 18

3.0. METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................... 18

3.1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... o••····· l 8

3.2. RESEARCH DESIGN .................................................................................... 18

3.3. POPULATION OF THE STUDY ....................................................................... 18

3.3.1. Respondent from questionnaires and interview ........................................... 19

3.3.2. Sample design and sampling techniques ..................................................... 19

3.4. DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS .............................................................. 20

3.4.1 Interview ................................................................................................... 20

3.4.2. Questionnaires .......................................................................................... 20

3.4.3. Data collection procedure ........................................................................... 21

3.5. METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS ..................................................................... 21

3.5.1 Qualitative data analysis ............................................................................. 21

3.5.2 Quantitative data analysis ........................................................................... 21

CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................ 22

4.0. DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION .............................. 22

4.1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 22

t.2. GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................. 22

~.2.1. Sex of respondents .................................................................................... 22

-.3. SEX AND RESPONDENTS ............................................................................. 22

. 3. 1. Age of respondents .................................................................................... 23

.3.2 AGE OF RESPONDENTS ............................................................................. 23

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4 .3 .3 Teachers status of respond en ts ................................................................... 23

4.3.4. TEACHERS STATUS OF RESPONDENTS ..................................................... 24

4.3.5 Level of education ....................................................................................... 24

4.3.6. Education of respondents ........................................................................... 24

4.3. 7. Head teachers responde~ts ........................................................................ 25

4.4. STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION OF CHILDREN WITH HIV/ AIDS ON EDUCATION

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4.5. ABSENTEEISM OF CHILDREN WITH HIV/ AIDS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

......................................................................................................................... 28

4.6. PYSCHOLOGICAL AND HEALTH FACTORS OF CHILDREN WITH HIV/ AIDS ON

EDUCATION ....................................................................................................... 31

CHAPTER FIVE .......................................................................................... o••······ 32

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................... 32

5.1. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS .................................................................................. 32

5.1.1. ABSENTEEISM IMPACT AND EDUCATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN

WAMPEWO ZONE ................................................................................... oo••·················· 32

5.1.2. STIGMATIZATION AND DISCRIMINATION ON EDUCATION .......................... 33

5.1.3. PSYCHOLOGICAL AND HEALTH FACTORS AND EDUCATION ...................... 33

5.2. CONCLUSION o••····••o••···••o•o••········································································ 34

5.3. RECOMMENDATION .................................................................................... 35

5.4. AREAS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH ............................................................... 36

REFERENCES: ....................................................................................... 0••········37

APPENDICES ...................................................................................................... 39 I

APPEND IX 1 : A .................................. ti, ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3 9

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PUPILS ............................................................................ 39

APPEND IX 1 : B .................................................. Cl ••••••••• Cl ••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••• 43

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE TEACHERS ............................................................... 43