Effect Of Hiv/aids On Academic Performance Of Pre-school Children In Kijabe Mission Centre, Kijabe Location, Kiambu County, Kenya
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2013Author
Gicharu, Pauline W
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The effect of HIV/AIDS of pre-school children in Kijabe Mission Centre, Kijabe
location, Kiambu County, Kenya. The research adopted a case study design targeting a
population of 90 children, 18 parents and 15 teachers. The Centre has three pre-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 children living
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 children living with HIV/AIDS should be supported by the government
through provision of free pre-school education to ease the burden on parents. Child
headed families should be eradicated by identifying orphans and initiating consultation
development funds to help them with bursaries to eradicate poverty
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Gicharu Pauline Wangui. 2013. Effect Of Hiv/aids On Academic Performance Of Pre-school Children In Kijabe Mission Centre, Kijabe Location, Kiambu County, Kenya. A Research Project Submitted In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Award Of A Degree Of Master Of Education In Early Childhood In The Department Of Educational Communication And Technology, University Of Nairobi.Publisher
University of Nairobi, Department Of Educational Communication And Technology
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