Open AccessThe health of our educators and HIV/AIDS
Author(s) -
GA Ogunbanjo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
south african family practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2078-6204
pISSN - 2078-6190
DOI - 10.4102/safp.v59i3.4701
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , public health , family medicine , health educators , focus group , health education , nursing , sociology , anthropology
In 2005, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa published a research report titled: The Health of Our Educators: A focus on HIV/AIDS in South African public schools (2004/2005). The findings of the report were shocking as the health of our educators was a source of concern because of the HIV prevalence recorded. The results documented that 12.7% of the educators who gave specimens for HIV testing were HIV positive. This included educators in all provinces, and educators of all ages, sex and racial groups.1