The impact of Hiv/Aids on household food security in Arumeru district Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorOle - losai, Nasim cornelius
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-27T07:14:09Z
dc.date.available2023-09-27T07:14:09Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionMasters Disertationen_US
dc.description.abstractThe growing burden of HIV/AIDS has impact on household food security. Families suffer food insecurity because the disease strikes the most economically productive members of ths society. However, few researches have been undertaken to examine this situation in Arameru District. This study was therefore conducted in Animcru District in 2003 to examine the influence of HIV/AIDS on households food security. It specifically focused or. the social problems associated with HIV/AIDS in household, food accessibility, effects of HIV/AIDS on agricultural production and strategies that are used by households to cope •.'/ ■■.h food insecurity. The study employed a cross sectional survey involving 104 households of which 52 households were affected by HIV/AIDS and 52 households were not affected by HIV/AIDS. A snowball sampling technique was employed in the selection of the HIV/AIDS affected households. Systematic sampling was used in selecting households that were not affected by HIV/AIDS. Data for the study was collected by using structured questionnaire. Statistical package for Social Scientist (SPSS) was used to analyse data generated by questionnaire. The results showed high incidence of food insecurity in the affected households. Furthermore effects of HIV/AIDS on households also included age dependence, orphanhood, and migration of family members, school unattendance and inheritance of widows. The results further revealed the changes in the sources of income and decrease in the average weekly income in the affected and unaffected household. Decrease in the size of land used for agriculture and changes in the types of food and cash crop produced were also observed. This was due to inadequate cash to purchase agricultural inputs, selling of land and delay in starting agricultural activities, inadequate money to buy agricultural inputs, inadequate time to undertake agriculturaliii activities and soil infertility. A change in knowledge that was used in agriculture and livestock production obtained from parents was observed in the both types of households. In addition, substitution of food with cheap commodities was observed to be the dominant coping strategy used by majority of the households. The increased incidence of HIV/AIDS in rural areas calls for more emphasis on I1IV/AIDS prevention programs. •'r.ere is also a need for more education to women and youth to practice safe sex. In order to raise the level of food security at the household, niral households should be encouraged to go for non-farming employment.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5794
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSokoine University of Agricultureen_US
dc.subjectHiv/Aidsen_US
dc.subjectArumeru districten_US
dc.subjecthousehold food securityen_US
dc.titleThe impact of Hiv/Aids on household food security in Arumeru district Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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