Masters Degrees (African Centre for HIV/AIDS Management)

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    Knowledge of Rossing Uranium mine employees on HIV and AIDS transmission, prevention and treatment
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04) Elago, Marjorie; Heideman, Estelle; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Industrial Psychology. Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the beginning HIV/AIDS was only seen as a health issue because of the impact it has on a person’s health, as well as on the health sector, but the world of work is affected in numerous ways, such that in affected organisations, valuable skills and experience are lost, increased absenteeism, increase turnover and productivity has declined and this has resulted in National economics being weakened (International Finance Cooperation, 2004). Many organisations are becoming aware of the threat of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and as a result continue to commit resources towards managing HIV/AIDS in the workplace through HIV/AIDS programmes. However, the question remains whether such efforts are effective. Knowledge about HIV and AIDS is centred on information dissemination about the modes of transmission, means of prevention and behaviours that enhance susceptibility (Pirie & Coetzee, 2006). Therefore, knowledge is the first step in behavioural change and with accurate knowledge individuals are assisted to make informed choices. A quantitative research using a cross-sectional, descriptive study design was used to establish Rössing Uranium Mine employees’ knowledge with regard to HIV/AIDS prevention, transmission and treatment. The objective of the study were to assess the employees’ knowledge on HIV transmission, identify practices employees use as measures to prevent HIV/AIDS, determine the level of knowledge of employees on HIV/AIDS treatment and to recommend strategies aimed at increasing Rössing Uranium Mine employees’ knowledge on HIV/AIDS transmission, prevention and treatment on the current HIV/AIDS management program at Rössing Uranium Mine. A stratified sample consisting of 190 out of 1150 employees across the mine workforce served as respondents. A self administered questionnaire which primarily consisted of closed ended questions was used to answer the research question. Ethical approval was sought and obtained from the Ethical Committee of Stellenbosch University. Permission was requested and granted by the Health, Safety and Environment Manager of Rössing Uranium Mine to conduct the study. Study participants who agreed to take part in the study were also given a consent form to sign.
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    Peer education programmes in Soweto schools : employee perceptions, knowledge, attitudes and implementation challanges
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04) Ntlatleng, Eva; Heideman, Estelle; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Industrial Psychology. Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It was the Gauteng Department of Education’s noble idea to introduce staff peer education programmes in its institutions in an attempt to mitigate the impact HIV epidemic has on its employees, both school based and office based. Despite the department’s rationale behind the introduction of staff peer education programmes in schools its implementation has encountered multiple challenges. In pursuit for the answers to the research question a qualitative research was conducted. Questionnaires were developed and distributed to fifteen teachers, of which five were trained as peer educators by the Gauteng Department of Education and ten were who were not trained as data collection techniques. The data collection techniques used were designed to assist the researcher to establish what the implementation challenges of the peer education programmes were and also to establish why members of staff in schools were not utilising these programmes. The findings revealed that peer education programmes were not implemented and also not utilised in some schools if not in all schools in Soweto, the reasons for non-implementation was basically because staff peer educators did not know what their roles and responsibilities entails as far as implementing the staff peer education programmes are concerned. The study also revealed that members of staff at schools’ level were not aware of the existence of such programmes within their schools. The issue of trust was another obstacle that came up in the investigation as staff members revealed their unwillingness to discuss their HIV status with peer educators especially because they were colleagues from the same schools. It was therefore, recommended that staff peer educators be formally introduced to all members of staff and to the schools’ community and during their introduction be sworn to secrecy and also be required to pledge publicly before resuming their roles and responsibilities as peer educators. It was further recommended that guidelines be developed for effective and to create uniformity in the implementation of these programmes. Peer education forums were to be established whereby peer educators can meet on regular basis to share ideas on good practices and help each other deal with challenges they encounter when implementing these programmes. Further research on the subject was also recommended and be extended and escalated right up to provincial and national level.