Courage and Hope. African teachers living positively with HIV
122,000 teachers in sub-Saharan Africa are estimated to be living with HIV, most of who do not know their status. Stigma remains their greatest challenge.
122,000 teachers in sub-Saharan Africa are estimated to be living with HIV, most of who do not know their status. Stigma remains their greatest challenge.
It is estimated that there are currently around 122,000 teachers in sub- Saharan Africa who are living with HIV, the vast majority of whom have not sought testing and do not know their HIV status.
Studies of the relationship between HIV/AIDS and children’s educational attainment largely focus on the direct impacts of parental illness and death, overlooking the potential indirect impact that parental knowledge and perceptions of their HIV status may have on children’s school enrollment.
Objective: To assess the evidence that the association between educational attainment and risk of HIV infection is changing over time in sub-Saharan Africa. Design and methods: Systematic review of published peer-reviewed articles.
In recent years, the education sector in low-income countries has come to play an increasingly important role in the health of the school-aged child.
This cross-sectional study aimed to describe the level of knowledge, perception/attitude, and practices related to HIV among 1,054 freshmen students in four Afghan universities differences between genders. A probability, two stage sampling method was used.
Education has a potentially important role to play in tackling the spread of HIV, but is there evidence that this potential is realized?
This report documents the key issues discussed and the conclusions reached at the UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team Symposium on "Meeting the HIV prevention needs of young people in Asia: The need for an integrated approach".
The Arab States Workshop on Capacity-Building and Mobilisation of Resources for HIV and AIDS Programmes was held in Cairo, Egypt , 11-13 February 2008. The workshop was part of the OPEC Fund for International Development/UNESCO Programme on Mitigating the AIDS Crisis in Asia through Education.
This report provides a synthesis of discussions held at a UNESCO technical consultation on school-centred care and support in Southern Africa, held from 22 to 24 May 2007 in Gaborone, Botswana.