Beliefs and Practices regarding HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention among service providers for adults with Intellectual Disability in Gauteng

• Main Author: Levin, Tamar
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: HIV/AIDS; Prevention; Awareness programmes; Intellectial disability; Gauteng; Educational psychology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10539/1593

Student Number:9402474A Master of Education (Educational Psychology) School of Human and Community Development Faculty Humanities === The aim of the study was to determine the beliefs and practices regarding HIV/Aids awareness and prevention among service providers working in the field of intellectual disability. In order to investigate this aim, a cross-sectional survey research design was employed which incorporated a purposive sampel that consisted of 28 participants representing 21 organizations catering for adults with intellectual disability in Gauteng. These participants were interviewed using a structured interview schedule and the data were analysed using both descriptive statistics and content analysis. The results indicated that the majority of participants perceived that their organization had a role to play in raising awareness and preventing the spread of HIV/Aids and considered adults with intellectual disability to be a risk for contracting HIV.