Examining the impact of HIV & AIDS on South African educators
SOURCE: South African Journal of Education
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
TITLE AUTHOR(S): J.Louw, O.Shisana, K.Peltzer, N.Zungu-Dirwayi
KEYWORDS: EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL, HIV/AIDS, ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC)
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 5849
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4857
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4857
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
TITLE AUTHOR(S): J.Louw, O.Shisana, K.Peltzer, N.Zungu-Dirwayi
KEYWORDS: EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL, HIV/AIDS, ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC)
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 5849
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4857
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4857
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Abstract
Our aim in this study was to examine the impact of HIV&AIDS; on South African educators. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in public schools combining HIV testing and a face-to-face interview with participants from a nationally representative sample of public educators. The results show that HIV is highly prevalent among South African public educators (12.7%) and the educators who are absent from school for longer periods (20 days or more) compared with those who are absent for less than four days have higher HIV prevalence (16.8% vs 11.95%). Educators also spend time away from teaching while they attend funerals for colleagues who have died (6.7%), for family members (13.4%) and for members of their communities (47.6%). This makes them feel depressed (71%). These results suggest that HIV&AIDS; has an impact on the quality of education. There is a need to prevent new HIV infections and reduce morbidity through the implementation of comprehensive integrated prevention and treatment programmes targeted at educators. There is also a need to support educators in coping with the problem of HIV&AIDS; at work and in the community.-
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