ABSTRACT
The research looks at the effects of absenteeism on the academic performance of learners
affected by HIV/ AIDS. The study was interested in to looking performance and ways of
supporting these learners. The study was conducted due to the rising number of HIV/
AIDS affected learners and their continued absence from school leading to poor academic
performance. The study revolves around two hundred school going HIV/ AIDS affected
learners in ten schools within the same academic zone and area. The subjects also include
poor teachers from each of the schools totaling to forty the number of teachers, two
parents form each school were chosen for an interview. The researcher used observation
checklist was by the learner’s age, academic, gender and behavioral patterns were
observed and recorded by each teacher respondent. The teacher respondents also filled in
the questionnaires and carried out an interview on the learners through two parent
respondents. The study found out that there was significance impact of absenteeism on
academic performance of learners with the most absent learners gradually becoming poor
performers in school. The study also found out that with support the learners can perform
better academically since many are interested by family problems. It is therefore good for
all stakeholders in education to come up and assist those learners who are HIV/ AIDS
affected to curb absenteeism and improve their academic performance.
MUTUA, M (2021). Absenteeism And Academic Performance Of Learners Affected By Hiv/ Aids In Selected Primary Schools In Mulala Zone Kibwezi District Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/absenteeism-and-academic-performance-of-learners-affected-by-hiv-aids-in-selected-primary-schools-in-mulala-zone-kibwezi-district-kenya
MUTUA, MULINGE "Absenteeism And Academic Performance Of Learners Affected By Hiv/ Aids In Selected Primary Schools In Mulala Zone Kibwezi District Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 03 Jun. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/absenteeism-and-academic-performance-of-learners-affected-by-hiv-aids-in-selected-primary-schools-in-mulala-zone-kibwezi-district-kenya. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
MUTUA, MULINGE . "Absenteeism And Academic Performance Of Learners Affected By Hiv/ Aids In Selected Primary Schools In Mulala Zone Kibwezi District Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 03 Jun. 2021. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/absenteeism-and-academic-performance-of-learners-affected-by-hiv-aids-in-selected-primary-schools-in-mulala-zone-kibwezi-district-kenya >.
MUTUA, MULINGE . "Absenteeism And Academic Performance Of Learners Affected By Hiv/ Aids In Selected Primary Schools In Mulala Zone Kibwezi District Kenya" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 26, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/absenteeism-and-academic-performance-of-learners-affected-by-hiv-aids-in-selected-primary-schools-in-mulala-zone-kibwezi-district-kenya