An Investigation into the Experiences of Managing Children on Art in Zimbabwe. A Case Study of Makonde Rural District, Ward 2.
- Author
- Maushe, Zvikomborero
- Title
- An Investigation into the Experiences of Managing Children on Art in Zimbabwe. A Case Study of Makonde Rural District, Ward 2.
- Abstract
- This study focused on the experiences of managing children on ART in Zimbabwe, a case study of Makonde district ward 2. The objectives of the study were: to explore the experiences in the management of children on ART by caregivers and different related bodies; to identify the challenges faced by children on ART, caregivers, and different health related boards in management of children on ART; to find the coping mechanisms being used in the management of children on ART by, children on ART, caregivers, and different health related boards in the management of children on ART and to identify measures that can be implemented to improve paediatric ART. Underpinned by Abraham Maslow’s theory of needs, the study adopted a qualitative research approach to collect, analyse and present data. A sample of 30 participants was drawn from the targeted population using purposive sampling. The research established that the experience of managing children on ART is characterised with poverty and discrimination to those infected and affected by HIV. The findings indicated that caregivers and children on ART face financial challenges in the management of children on ART which exposes them to poverty and stigma from the society. The findings from the study also signified that nurses face resource challenges running the gamut from human resources to motor vehicles for transporting blood samples. In an attempt to address their financial challenges caregivers are resorting to piece jobs and illegal mining such that they attain daily necessities. The study recommends that HIV affected households in the rural areas be assisted financially, especially those where the patients are children and that caregivers be given care-givers’ grants. The study also recommends increasing health care facilities in remote areas, such as rural areas that are staffed with personals that are able to manage paediatric HIV, as well as knowledgeable about antenatal health care. The study also recommends that bottom-up, sound polices be put in place to clearly address the challenges in the management of children on ART, making the experience more manageable.
- Date
- 2023
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
- Children
- Art
- Supervisor
- Dr. Mangwiro. V.P
- Item sets
- Department of Social Work
