IMPACT OF HOV ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
IMPACTS OF HIV ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.
Universties function as a microcosm of the larger society within which the institution exists.As such universities will therefore feel the impact of HIV/AIDS on many different level.There is little doubt that the epidemic will make its mark on the bottom-line of the university.
Remember that the impact of HIV will depend on the severity of the epidemic in the country and within the institution.
Some of the impacts are;
-Increased cost.
-Reduced productivity.
-Threatens source of income.
-Reduced learner participation in class
-HIV/AIDS and university social life;In many countries the culture of university campuses appears to be ambivalent about sugar daddy practices,sexual experimentation,prostitution on campuses,"unprotected casual sex",gender violence,multiple partnership and similar high risks activities.The increased level of morbidity due to HIV/AIDS related illnesses has led to increased spending on
health care by both the university and its members. Records from the university’s CHUNA Credit
and Savings Co-operative and CHUMBEFU accounts also show that university staff are using
more of their loans on medical/burial/funeral related activities. The transport department is reeling
under strain as more of its resources are expended on funerals/burials related activities instead of
academic trips.
There can therefore be no doubt that there is an urgent need for drastic measures to combat the
HIV/AIDS in all other public and private
universities in Kenya.
realising that HIV/AIDS is increasingly taking a heavier toll on his staff and students has recently
started a campaign to confront the epidemic in the university. This campaign seeks inter-alia to
establish voluntary counselling and testing services on campus and to intensify the distribution of
condoms (Bollag, 2000).
9.2 Lessons Learned
There are two major lessons learned from this study. First, if the findings of this case study are
anything to go by, it is evident that universities in sub-Saharan African see their main pre-occupation
as conducting research on HIV/AIDS rather that possible ‘victims’ of the same disease. Yet
HIV/AIDS is increasingly taking a heavy toll of most of these universities most learned and
experienced scholars and administrators. These are difficulty people to replace because they take lots
of time and resources to train. HIV/AIDS is also causing death of very young men and women in
these universities depriving the country of future talents and skills. This implies there is an urgent
need for universities in sub-Saharan Africa to seriously view themselves as vulnerable and to put in
place serious efforts to combatting HIV/AIDS within themselves. Activities such as HIV/AIDS
awareness campaigns and more informed public HIV/AIDS health education should be intensified in .
Universties function as a microcosm of the larger society within which the institution exists.As such universities will therefore feel the impact of HIV/AIDS on many different level.There is little doubt that the epidemic will make its mark on the bottom-line of the university.
Remember that the impact of HIV will depend on the severity of the epidemic in the country and within the institution.
Some of the impacts are;
-Increased cost.
-Reduced productivity.
-Threatens source of income.
-Reduced learner participation in class
-HIV/AIDS and university social life;In many countries the culture of university campuses appears to be ambivalent about sugar daddy practices,sexual experimentation,prostitution on campuses,"unprotected casual sex",gender violence,multiple partnership and similar high risks activities.The increased level of morbidity due to HIV/AIDS related illnesses has led to increased spending on
health care by both the university and its members. Records from the university’s CHUNA Credit
and Savings Co-operative and CHUMBEFU accounts also show that university staff are using
more of their loans on medical/burial/funeral related activities. The transport department is reeling
under strain as more of its resources are expended on funerals/burials related activities instead of
academic trips.
There can therefore be no doubt that there is an urgent need for drastic measures to combat the
HIV/AIDS in all other public and private
universities in Kenya.
realising that HIV/AIDS is increasingly taking a heavier toll on his staff and students has recently
started a campaign to confront the epidemic in the university. This campaign seeks inter-alia to
establish voluntary counselling and testing services on campus and to intensify the distribution of
condoms (Bollag, 2000).
9.2 Lessons Learned
There are two major lessons learned from this study. First, if the findings of this case study are
anything to go by, it is evident that universities in sub-Saharan African see their main pre-occupation
as conducting research on HIV/AIDS rather that possible ‘victims’ of the same disease. Yet
HIV/AIDS is increasingly taking a heavy toll of most of these universities most learned and
experienced scholars and administrators. These are difficulty people to replace because they take lots
of time and resources to train. HIV/AIDS is also causing death of very young men and women in
these universities depriving the country of future talents and skills. This implies there is an urgent
need for universities in sub-Saharan Africa to seriously view themselves as vulnerable and to put in
place serious efforts to combatting HIV/AIDS within themselves. Activities such as HIV/AIDS
awareness campaigns and more informed public HIV/AIDS health education should be intensified in .
University students have adequate knowledge concerning hiv and aids but there is a disconnect between their attitude , knowledge,practice and behaviour towards hiv......since most of them fear pregnancy than being infected thereby leading to high rates of hiv in the universities than other institutions........by Immaculate
ReplyDeleteMost of the University students are mostly infected due to ignorance as of most of them have ideas on the causes of HIV/AIDS but tend to continue doing the immoral thing that are the main causes of HIV/AIDS. By; Samia
ReplyDeleteGlobally, the spread of HIV/AIDS remains on the rise especially among adolescents who are at increased risk of infection. Sexual behavioral change remains one of the most effective ways of preventing further transmission among this vulnerable group.
ReplyDeleteThis students have awareness on Hiv/Aids but tend to ignore everything they know about Hiv which brings showing this student the real situation about Hiv by bringing them to see the testimony given by those infected by Hiv as a lesson to them since they need actual prove on how the virus can eat up a persons body by Faiza
ReplyDeleteMost of the university students are infected due to this issue of sugar daddies( sponsors) , young girls since they want to have expensive life which their parents cannot afford they end up looking for this old men who have money and most of them are already infected, who now spread the disease to this girls.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, creating awareness among undergraduate students' will enable them to be aware about modes of transmission and preventive measures by Pauline mbithe.
ReplyDeleteThe rudeness and arogant amongest university students has led to widely spread of HIV . This is due to the immoral behaviours practised and mostly following this tred of sponsors who dont even mind their tommorow..victor mutuku
ReplyDeleteStudents learning has been affected by hiv
ReplyDeletein many ways,
Student themselves are getting infected and
some of them infect others.
Performance in school is affected because
students drop out of school while others die
due to suspected hiv and aids related cause.
Transmission of HIV among the university student nowadays seems to rise for university student love a expensive life and easy money so they engage in sexual relationship with older men or women the mostly known as sugardaddy's.and that is the point where they acquire the disease and spread them to their boyfriends and girlfriend hence result to love triangle.
ReplyDeleteThe government should take initiativea and provide for condoms in all institutions whether public or private so as to minimise chance of trasmitting the virus will decrease.
ReplyDeleteSome of students who are HIV positive may have difficulties to cope up with their positive status since a large number of them study away from home and they may not have the support of the family in dealing with some of their emotional difficulties. This difficulties may have a profound effect on the student's ability to concentrate when learning hence they may end up performing poorly in their academic.
ReplyDeleteStudents get infected due to ignorance. They choose to satisfy their own desires without thinking of the negative consequences. Those affected also become selfish and want to ruin other students life,they go forth and trap them.With that attitude,HIV is spread in a fast rate
ReplyDeleteThe universities have a wide spread of Hiv due to the students immoral behaviour.Infact,university students are very ignorant on guiding and counselling section mostly on topics concerning Hiv this is because they usually say they are "being told already what they know"..Peer pressure is a factor contributing to Hiv among the universities.I think every student should mind his/her future live and stand on his/her self principles by Christine
ReplyDeleteMost of the university students have a perfect knowledge about HIV and aids but they ignore since they know their is a medication that will make them live longer
ReplyDeleteMost of the university students have a perfect knowledge about HIV and aids but they ignore since they know their is a medication that will make them live longer
ReplyDeleteUniversity students especially those having HIV/AIDS programs are the ones who are expected to share their knowledge with other members of the society, cont rally to what is expected of them, they are the ones leading in sexual behaviors without being aware of the HIV status of their partners and spreading the infections to other students.
ReplyDeleteAnd this is why we have HIV/AIDS and other pandemics as a unit. It is really educative and helpful. We should share the knowledge with our friends and other people.
ReplyDeleteUniversity students are the most people with adequate knowledge about this disease. The truth is, university students are in top with this infection.they are aware about this disease but their main problem is ignorance. HIV lowers performance of this students, others go ahead at even dropping out of school. Honestly, we could not have a problem with university students getting this disease since they are the literate and aware of preventive measures.They would be the one teaching others on how to prevent themselves against getting the virus. By Naomi.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Kenyan health records most of the infected people are from the university this it because the student may wish to raise their living standards hence enganging in prostitution.this for both male and female.the university should encourage them on getting tested to prevent more spread of HIV by naomi ngata
ReplyDeleteI think universities students just ignore the fact that Hiv is deadly with all of their knowledge but by creating awerenes and given advice's from infected guess it will help abit.
ReplyDeleteHome parties are much rear to the university students in which alcohols are used which lead to them having rear unprotected sex thus some ending infected from the ones who were already victims of HIV disease with intention of spreading for a reason of they don't want to die alone.
ReplyDeleteBy peter
DeleteA lot of students in the university are affected the most becouse of their ignorance
ReplyDeleteMany students may not be able to fulfill their aspirations of attaining a higher education due to financial constraints .Therefore engages in unprotected sex this high chance of being infected.
ReplyDeleteThe increased level of morbidity due to HIV/AIDS related illnesses has led to increased spending on the care by both university and its members..... By Rahma
ReplyDeleteActivities such as HIV and aids awareness campaigns and more informed public HIV health education should be intensified in these universities.
ReplyDeleteMARY MUSYOKA
Students at university have knowledge on how the disease is prevented and spread but they are overtaken by peer pressure therefore they don't implement their knowledge
ReplyDeleteIn our country the culture of university campuses
ReplyDeleteappears to be ambivalent about sugar daddy
practices, sexual experimentation, prostitution
on campus, unprotected casual sex, gender
violence, multiple partnerships and similar high
risk activities. Residences at universities should
be considered as high risk environments for the
transmission of HIV, and student communities
with elevated rates of risky sexual behaviour may
be important sources of new HIV infections.
Most university are aware of epidemic but they choose to ignore due to their hunger for fame,socilittes,and being too sure about themselves.
ReplyDeleteUnivcersuty students being the ones with a lot of knowledge concerning HIV/AIDS also they are the ones who are most infected people.this is due to ignorance and lack of concern and bad campany.BY FAITH
ReplyDeletePeer pressure is one major contributor of HIV since university engage in sexual practices leading to spread and to top it all virgins are considered as unfashionable hence since they don't want to be left behind engage in sex leading to regrets diseases thus I would encourage youths not to follow the crowd and not to pay lectures for high grades he might ruin your tommorow for good
ReplyDeleteIt's absurd to see the number of university students who have succumbed to this disease. Both men and women risk due to financial constraints encountered which later lead to death
ReplyDeleteHellen
Immorality and ignorance has led most university students to practising unprotected sex which has led to an increase in levels of infection as many tend to have multiple sex partners hence endangering many people's lives without even knowing and they have also been taught on use of condoms but tend to ignore it and follow their own peers. .
ReplyDeleteKaisy
Hiv has lead to poor perfomance on universty student and drop outs
ReplyDeleteThe spread of HIV in university students are careless and ignorance
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ReplyDeleteHIV spread has grown rapidly especially in universities since the youths in universities have become immoral and are engaging themselves in drugs and unprotected sex. The government should therefore take note of this and spread HIV/aids awareness in the universities.
ReplyDeleteMost of the university students are aware of what HIV is but it is due to their ignorance and peer pressure that make them fall in traps of engaging into unprotected sexual activitieswhich may lead to acquiring of the virus.
ReplyDeleteANN NDUTA
ReplyDeletehiv and aids in universities is detrimental as it has lead to wide spread of the virus despite constant sensitization .students still have multiple partners in the same insitiutuins and do not get to take inititive to go get tested,previously their was a student in one of the universities who after knowing they were positive for hiv and aids ,he went ahead and wrote a list of students that he had slept with and had infected with the virus about 47 students. whom he had infected
Most of University students are sexually active and many engage in risky sexual behavior including multiple partners and in consistent condom use.by Zahara
ReplyDeleteMost of the university student indulges themselves to this immoral behaviours having been equiped with the knowledge on HIV and AIDS and STIs.They do sex for money and out of lust to satisfy their needs
ReplyDeleteMost of the university students are infected due to this issue of sponsors , young girls since they want to have expensive life which their parents cannot afford they end up looking for this old men who have money and most of them are already infected, who now spread the disease to this girls
ReplyDeleteUniversity students are aware of how hiv is transmitted from one person to another ,but most students are sexually active and this make Them to indulge into immoral sexual behaviours due to peer presure
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