Abstract
In 2005, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa published a research report titled: The Health of Our Educators: A focus on HIV/AIDS in South African public schools (2004/2005). The findings of the report were shocking as the health of our educators was a source of concern because of the HIV prevalence recorded. The results documented that 12.7% of the educators who gave specimens for HIV testing were HIV positive. This included educators in all provinces, and educators of all ages, sex and racial groups.1
Highlights
In 2005, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa published a research report titled: The Health of Our Educators: A focus on HIV/AIDS in South African public schools (2004/2005)
Educators residing in rural areas and those working in rural schools had higher HIV prevalence than educators residing in urban areas and teaching in urban schools.[1]
A recent follow-up study conducted by the same HSRC in 2014 and released on 16 June 2017 showed that South Africa had over 400 000 teachers, according to the Basic Education Department 2014 statistics
Summary
In 2005, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa published a research report titled: The Health of Our Educators: A focus on HIV/AIDS in South African public schools (2004/2005). The study further indicated that HIV prevalence among educators was highest in those aged 25–34 years (21.4%), followed by those aged 35–44 (12.8%). The report concluded that our country was likely to lose a very high proportion of educators due to job dissatisfaction, job stress and low morale.[1]
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