The impact of the AIDS epidemic on teachers in South Africa

The impact of the AIDS epidemic on teachers in South Africa

Published Jan 2005

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P. Bennell

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Impact of AIDS on teachers in South Africa

This note briefly reviews the development of the knowledge base concerning the impact of the AIDS epidemic on teachers in South Africa.

A summary of some of the findings reveal that:

  • HIV prevalence among teachers was 12.7 percent in 2004 - prevalence rates among female and male teachers in South Africa are almost identical, and there is no difference in overall prevalence rates among primary and secondary school teachers
  • the HIV prevalence rate among teachers will decline very gradually to 11.5 percent by 2015 from a peak of 13.5 percent in 2004 and 2005
  • the overall teacher mortality rate (from all causes) was 0.6 percent in 2003
  • teachers who are HIV positive are slightly less likely to be absent as a result of "unhealthy days" than teachers who are HIV negative10, which is the complete opposite of what would be expected with high levels of AIDS-related sickness.

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