| dc.description.abstract | Countless HIV/AIDS interventions rely on teachers to deliver vital prevention messages to their
students but do not target the teachers as direct beneficiaries, even though the teachers themselves are
at risk of HIV infection. In 2004, the Horizons Program of Population Council embarked on an
operations research initiative to test the feasibility of implementing a teacher-centered workplace
program based in schools. The study was conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Education
(MOE), the Kenya Institute of Education (KIE), the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), and
UNICEF. Called ―Teachers Matter,‖ the project’s main audience was primary and secondary school
teachers. The purpose of the research was to assess whether such a program would improve teachers’
HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors; increase the proportion of teachers seeking
voluntary HIV testing and counseling; and enhance their ability to cope with HIV/AIDS issues in the
workplace. | en_US |
