Effect Of Hiv/Aids On Academic Performance Of Secondary School Students In Kabarole District. A Case Study Of Kibiito Sub-County..

ABSTRACT

The effect of HIV/AIDS on secondary school students in Kibiito sub-county Kaborole district.

The research adopted a case study design targeting a number of 4 schools. The Centre has four secondary schools both public and private. The researcher employed purposive sampling technique. The data was then analyzed using percentages, pie charts, tables, bar graphs and frequency distribution techniques using SPSS Version 16. The study established that Students with HIV/AIDS have challenges ranging from absenteeism occasioned by their attendance to medical care as well as caring for their aging and ailing parents. This eventually forces them to drop out of school when their parents die. The study recommends that Students living with

HIV/AIDS should be supported by the government through provision of free secondary school education to ease the burden on parents. Child headed families should be eradicated by identii~ing orphans and initiating consultation development funds to help them with bursaries to reduce poverty.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECL4.RA’rION A ............. .. S ..... I

DECI441~A%1’IOI41B .. ii

DEDIC4A11FION .. iii

ACI(J~1O’VVLEDGEMEJ~1TS .. iv

‘rABLE OF COI’I’I’E14fFS .

I..IS’I’ OF FIGU1~ES .. viii

LIST OF TABI.,FS .... .. ix

~AND 44.BB1IETIATIONS .

A.BS’FR_ACT ... . ........ .............................. .... xi

CILAP’rER ONE............ ................. ........................... ........ ........ 1

INTRODUCTION 1

1.1.1 Historical perspective

1.1.2 Conceptual perspective 2

1.1.3 Theoretical perspective 2

1.2 Statement of the problem 2

1.3 Purpose of the Study 3

1.4 Research Objectives 4

1.5 Research Questions 4

1.6 Scope of the study 4

1.6.1 Geographical scope 4

1.6.2Timescope 4

1.7 Significance of the study’ s

1.8 Limitation ofthe study 5

CHA.P’rFR TWO~

REVIEW OF I~ELATED LI’rEltATURE .

2.1 Introduction 6

2..1.O Factors that examine the performance of students living with HIV/AIDS

V

2.. 1.1 Education for All and Millennium Development Goals 6

LI .2 Situations of children living with HIV/AIDS performance in class 6

2.1.3 HIV/AIDS and demand for education 7

12.0 the factors that contribute to poor performance among students with REV/AIDS .....7

12.1 The effect of HIV on families and communities 7

12.2 HIV/AIDS students’ performance in SSE 8

12.3 The students learning process in relation to HIV/AIDS 8

‘.3.0 Challenges facing Students with HIV/AIDS ............8

14.0 Strategies to access formal education for children only with fflV/AIDS (CHWA) .......9

15 HIV/AIDS and learner performance in SSE classroom in Uganda 10

l6ResearchGap 10

17 Theoretical framework 10

18 Conceptual framework showing perceived effect of HIV/AIDS on learner performance on

;SE classrooms II

19 Summary of reviewed literature 13

DIlAPTERTIIREE .......14

~ESEA.RCH 1%’IEJ.’HODOI.,OG’V .......1 4

LI Introduction 14

5.2 Research design j4

13 Sample and sampling procedures 14

5.4 Research instruments 14

5.5 Pilot study Is

5.6.1 Validity of the instruments 15

5.6.2 Instrument Reliability 15

5.7 Data collection procedures 16

5.8 Data Analysis Techniques 16

DIIAP’l’FR FOIJ1~ ............. ............ ........17

)ATA ANAL,YSIS AND DISCUSSION OP I?INDINGS .17

LI Introduction 17