The impact of HIV/AIDS on Widows and Families in Kampala district: A case study of Kisenyi area, Lubaga Division

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Declaration

Dedication ii

Acknowledgement iii

Table of contents iv

List of tables v

Abstract vi

CHAPTER ONE

1.1 Background of the study

1.2 Statement of the problem 3

1 .3 Objectives of the study 3

1.3.1 General objective 3

1.3,2 Specific objectives 3

1.4 Scope of study 3

1.5 Significance of the study 4

CHAPTER TWO

2. 1 Introduction 5

2.2 Widows and Families with HIV/AIDS 5

2.2.1 Analysis of the socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS on rural camilies 5

2.2.2 Socio-economic implications of I-IIV/AJDS on orphans 7

2.2.3 Impacts of HIV/AIDS on household economy and family value system 8

CHAPTER THREE

3.1 Introduction 10

3.2 Research design 10

3.3StudyArea 10

3.4 Study population 10

3.5 Sample procedure 10

3.6 Sample size 11

3.7 Data collection 11

3.7.1 Primary Data 11

3.7.1.1 Questionnaire 11

3.7.1.2 Interviews 11

3.7.1.3 Observation method 11

3.7.1.4 Focus group discussion 12

3.7.2 Secondary Data 12

3.7.2. 1 Documentary Review .1 2

3.8 Fieldwork 12

3.9 Data Analysis 12

3.9.1 Qualitative Data Analysis 12

3.9.2 Quantitative Data Analysis 12

3.10 Limitations of the study 12

CHAPTER FOUR

4.1 Introduction 13

4.2 Social demographic characteristics of characteristics of respondents 13

4.3 Results of the study in relation to specific objectives 15

4.3.1 Objective One is

4.3.2 Objective Two 16

4.3.3 Objective Three 17

4,3.4Objective Four 19

CHAPTER FIVE

5. IConclusions 20

5 .2Recornendations 20

5.3Areas of further research 20

Bibliography 21

Appendix A, B, C

LIST OF TABLES

1 Age of respondents 14

2 The sexes of respondents 14

3 Findings on circumstances under which mothers become widows due to

HIV/AJDS 16

4 Findings on the challenges that widows and families face due to HIV/AIDS 17

5 Findings on the role played by the community in minimizing the impacts of

HIV/AIDS on widows and families 19

LIST OF GRAPHS

1 Level of education 17

2 Effects that widows and families face as they live with HIV/AIDS 20

ABSTRACT The research study was conducted in Kisenyi, a suburb of Kampala. Lubaga Division. The research aimed at examining the main challenges, which widows and families encounter within and out of their community. The study was carried out because of the over increasing number of widows in the area as result of HID/AIDS. It therefore called for need to find out the leading factors for a hiked number of death rates among husbands as compared to the wives in the area. The study relied on the assumption that the increasing number of widows and orphans, due to HIV/AIDS is because of the high and un controllable population in Kisenyi area. The study would be of great value to the Division and district authorities, parents and community members as well as city authorities in the following ways; The study would enable the division and district authorities to put in place measures that would help to minimize the rate of widows and orphans in the area. The findings of this study would also serve as a warning signal to parents and community members who have to put in place appropriate planning mechanisms for their families such that they are ready to face such circumstances of single parenthood, especially for mothers. The study would be of great importance specifically to the city authorities, who would use such information to ‘fight’ the ever-growing problem of single motherhood coupled with other related problems street children. The research study was designed as a case study in that, only one area in Kampala district, Lubaga Division was chosen to represent the rest in the district.

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