ABSTRACT
A qualitative study was carried out with the intention of investigating
the care which schools have provided to learners affected by
HIV/ AIDS. The following objectives guided the study; to find out if the
teachers had any knowledge about the children affected by
HIV/AIDS; to find out if teachers were also aware of the challenges
that these learners face; to find out if these teachers were aware of the
educational problems which learners face due to HIV/ AIDS; and to find
out if the schools had put measures in place to support learners
affected or infected by HIV/AIDS. A population of 60 teachers was
randomly sampled. Using an interview schedules, relevant data were
obtained from the teachers. Findings revealed that teachers were
aware of the challenges that these learners faced at home and at
schools, but were not fully aware that they existed in categories. It
was also established that these teachers did not fully understand some
other social challenges which learners faced and the consequences
thereafter. The most disturbing situation was that schools were not
prepared to care for children affected by HIV/ AIDS as evident from
lack of policies on the same. Apart from feeding programmes and
offering counseling services to these children almost all of the schools
did not have formal regulations to protect the right of children living
affected by HIV/AIDS. It was therefore recommended that school
formulate policies on HIV I AIDS and special programs to cater for
these children. It was also suggested that teachers receive some
relevant training in skills that could help them handle HIV/ AIDS
learners. It was also suggested that schools put in place a benevolent
fund to cater for the material needs of such learners.
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Research, S. (2022). SCHOOL CARE AND LEARNERS AFFECTED BY HIV/ AIDS. A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN MUTHESYA SUB LOCATION, NDITHINI DIVISION YATTA DISTRICT, EASTERN PROVINCE KENYA. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/school-care-and-learners-affected-by-hiv-aids-a-case-study-of-selected-primary-schools-in-muthesya-sub-location-ndithini-division-yatta-district-eastern-province-kenya
Research, SSA "SCHOOL CARE AND LEARNERS AFFECTED BY HIV/ AIDS. A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN MUTHESYA SUB LOCATION, NDITHINI DIVISION YATTA DISTRICT, EASTERN PROVINCE KENYA" Afribary. Afribary, 16 Aug. 2022, https://track.afribary.com/works/school-care-and-learners-affected-by-hiv-aids-a-case-study-of-selected-primary-schools-in-muthesya-sub-location-ndithini-division-yatta-district-eastern-province-kenya. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
Research, SSA . "SCHOOL CARE AND LEARNERS AFFECTED BY HIV/ AIDS. A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN MUTHESYA SUB LOCATION, NDITHINI DIVISION YATTA DISTRICT, EASTERN PROVINCE KENYA". Afribary, Afribary, 16 Aug. 2022. Web. 18 Dec. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/school-care-and-learners-affected-by-hiv-aids-a-case-study-of-selected-primary-schools-in-muthesya-sub-location-ndithini-division-yatta-district-eastern-province-kenya >.
Research, SSA . "SCHOOL CARE AND LEARNERS AFFECTED BY HIV/ AIDS. A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN MUTHESYA SUB LOCATION, NDITHINI DIVISION YATTA DISTRICT, EASTERN PROVINCE KENYA" Afribary (2022). Accessed December 18, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/school-care-and-learners-affected-by-hiv-aids-a-case-study-of-selected-primary-schools-in-muthesya-sub-location-ndithini-division-yatta-district-eastern-province-kenya