Influence of academic model providing access to health care program on participation of pupils with human immunodeficiency virus in primary schools in Wareng sub-county, Uasin-gishu county, Kenya
Abstract
Academic model providing access to health care Program (AMPATH) currently empowers
children with HIV, orphans and vulnerable children with HIV, their families in Kenya, and
communities to build a foundation of action and hope for a healthy and sustainable future by
offering every eligible child within AMPATH catchment area access to education, protection,
shelter, food security, psychosocial support, medical care and economic security. The
AMPATH program currently provides services to HIV-infected and affected children within
seven AMPATH clinic areas - Eldoret (MTRH), Burnt Forest, Iten, Kabarnet, Mosoriot, and
Turbo. Currently, there are over 20,000 children registered in the OVC program. Descriptive
survey study design including both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies was
used to describes a research design as a plan, structure and strategy of investigation to obtain
answers to research questions and control variance. The study used a sample size of 80
respondents constituted/ made up of school principals, class teachers,community health
workers and social workers who work with the population of 800 pupils who are infected by
HIV and supported directly by Ampath programme in twenty three primary schools within
wareng sub-county Uasin Gishu county. The study used simple radom sampling and striatfied
sampling method for this study. The head teachers, class teachers, CHWs and social workers,
were radomly chose for this study making a total of 80 respondents. Data collected will be
edited, coded, cleaned and entered into statistical Package for Social scientists (SPSS). 98%
of respondent answered that Ampath programme enhances participation of pupils with HIV
in primary schools, it make pupils to reducing falling sick here and there, it reduces symptoms
of HIV in pupils through taking ARVs, its stigma associated with HIV because of HIV
symptoms, ARVs is free which enables the pupils to access it any time and also enable the
savings from parents and guardian sf the pupil,it enhances performance ,build love, hope and
support system within pupils with HIV. Although they were of the Ampath programme does
not improve on outomatic participation of pupils with HIV in primary schools. 90% of class
teachers agreed that ampath programme enhances attendence levels and increases
participation, it promots hope and love within the pupils. Head teachers, Ampath programm
enables intergration of HIV pupils withi other normal pupils so there is identification, social
workers agreed that Ampath programme creats an enabling environment for all the pupils
HIV to attend school and the community health workers agreed that throgh sponsordhip from
ampath programme pupils have futur and hope to participate in school. The study recommend
that ampath programme involve parents and guardians of these pupil in all step, school
management to support and love these pupils and also recommended sponsorship adhered to.
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University of Nairobi
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