The
HIV/AIDS epidemic may affect the students in at least three ways: through the non-availability
of teachers, the total number of students and the number enrolled and staying
in school and the quality of education (supply of experienced teachers). In
sum, as a result of HIV/AIDS, fewer students are able to enrol in schools and
receive the skills and knowledge they need, fewer teachers are available to
teach them and the quality of the education they receive is consequently
diminished (Harden, 2012).
HIV/AIDS epidemic may affect the students in at least three ways: through the non-availability
of teachers, the total number of students and the number enrolled and staying
in school and the quality of education (supply of experienced teachers). In
sum, as a result of HIV/AIDS, fewer students are able to enrol in schools and
receive the skills and knowledge they need, fewer teachers are available to
teach them and the quality of the education they receive is consequently
diminished (Harden, 2012).
Chu and Selwyn (2011) stated that the absenteeism
of teachers from school and ultimately their deaths affect the teaching resources
available. Teachers who are infected with the HIV virus may try to transfer to
another area or, once visibly ill, may disappear. Other teachers may also want
to transfer out of heavily affected areas or may refuse to be posted to them,
thus decreasing the number of teachers available in the region.
of teachers from school and ultimately their deaths affect the teaching resources
available. Teachers who are infected with the HIV virus may try to transfer to
another area or, once visibly ill, may disappear. Other teachers may also want
to transfer out of heavily affected areas or may refuse to be posted to them,
thus decreasing the number of teachers available in the region.
They also stressed that deaths of students or their
parents will affect school enrolment, as a smaller number of students will be
entering the school system and more students will be dropping out of school to
take care of sick parents or siblings after the death of their parents. The
number of students entering the school system will diminish if AIDS orphans do
not enrol, delay enrolling or leave school in large numbers.
parents will affect school enrolment, as a smaller number of students will be
entering the school system and more students will be dropping out of school to
take care of sick parents or siblings after the death of their parents. The
number of students entering the school system will diminish if AIDS orphans do
not enrol, delay enrolling or leave school in large numbers.
Some students may be infected with HIV/AIDS or
suffer from AIDS-related illnesses. Such illnesses may cause them to be absent
from school frequently, and they may interfere with their ability to learn and
their academic performance. Children who acquire the HIV virus from their
mothers during childbirth or breastfeeding usually do not survive long enough to
enrol in school. Equally important is the possible decrease in the quality of education,
as teachers may be absent from school or too ill to provide the same quality of
schooling they were providing before becoming sick. The quality of education
may also decrease if less money is invested in the education sector as
countries with a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS struggle to fight the epidemic.
suffer from AIDS-related illnesses. Such illnesses may cause them to be absent
from school frequently, and they may interfere with their ability to learn and
their academic performance. Children who acquire the HIV virus from their
mothers during childbirth or breastfeeding usually do not survive long enough to
enrol in school. Equally important is the possible decrease in the quality of education,
as teachers may be absent from school or too ill to provide the same quality of
schooling they were providing before becoming sick. The quality of education
may also decrease if less money is invested in the education sector as
countries with a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS struggle to fight the epidemic.
References
Chu, C. & Selwyn, P.A. (2011). “Complications of HIV infection:
a systems-based approach”. American family physician 83 (4): 395–406.
a systems-based approach”. American family physician 83 (4): 395–406.
Harden, V. A. (2012). AIDS at 30: A History. Potomac Books Inc.
