Civil society organisations and HIV/AIDS: A case of Iringa district, Tanzania.
| dc.contributor.author | SAMSON,SUZANA | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-02-19T07:58:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-02-19T07:58:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
| dc.description | Thesis | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study was designed to determine the role of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in combating HIV/AIDS in Iringa District. Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Faith Based Organisations (FBOs) and Community Based Organisations (CBOs) were selected for the study. Specifically, the study aimed at identifying the HIV/AIDS thematic areas in which the CSOs were engaged; the institutional management structure of CSOs; the CSO’s achievements; the challenges faced by CSOs and at determining people’s attitude towards CSOs addressing HIV/AIDS. A cross sectional survey was employed where by both structured and non-structured interviews were used to collect data. Purposive sampling method was used to obtain CSOs that implemented HIV/AIDS interventions whereas stratified sampling method was used to get 18 NGOs, 6 FBOs and 6 CBOs to constitute the sample of 30 CSOs that were interviewed. The collected data were analysed using SPSS computer software where descriptive statistics and cross tabulation were used in presenting the study results. HIV/AIDS interventions implemented by CSOs were in four thematic areas namely awareness raising, impact mitigation, capacity building and HIV voluntary counselling and testing. HIV/AIDS impact mitigation was the intervention implemented by most of the sampled CSOs (41.8% of responses). However CBOs unlike FBOs and NGOs engaged mostly in HIV prevention through awareness raising. Despite of limited monitoring of CSOs’ activities by the government, community members have positive attitude towards CSOs addressing HIV/AIDS issues with the views that the government could not manage to implement all aspects of HIV/AIDS. CSOs’ interventions were affected by limited funding whereby 41.5% of sampled CSOs’ responses indicated that they relied on external funding. It is recommended that the government (both central and local government authorities) has to formulate an integrated programme of implementation together with a monitoring and evaluation system ofiii HIV/AIDS interventions for effective multisectoral approach towards combating the epidemic. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/6587 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | |
| dc.subject | Civil society | |
| dc.subject | HIV/AIDS | |
| dc.subject | Community Based Organisations | |
| dc.subject | Non Governmental Organisations | |
| dc.title | Civil society organisations and HIV/AIDS: A case of Iringa district, Tanzania. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |