Onyango, Ochieng Duncan (2010) The Impact of HIV and AIDS on Service Delivery in the Kenya Police. Masters thesis, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.
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Abstract
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are not simply a health issue but a substantial threat to security and socioeconomic development, imposing a heavy burden on families, communities, economies and governments. HIV and AIDS affect people mainly in their prime ages, between 15 and 49 years. The majority of the Kenya Police are under 45 years and falls in the most sexually active years. In Kenya, 75% of all Police deaths in 1999 were attributed to HIV and AIDS. Studies on HIV and AIDS have not addressed the Kenya Police, yet they are in the frontline, dealing with key groups that are vulnerable to high level of HIV. These groups include commercial female sex workers (FSWs), trafficked women and children, children living and working on the streets, detainees, intravenous drug users (IDUs), illegal immigrants, stigmatized groups such as men having sex with men (MSM) and People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The objective of the study is to determine the impact of HIV and AIDS on service delivery in the Kenya Police and involves the determination of relationship between an explanatory variable (the prevalence of HIV and AIDS) and a response variable (service delivery in the Kenya Police). Two main methods, questionnaires (structured and unstructured) and key informant interviews were used in data collection. An updated nominal roll of the stratified sampled Police stations was ascertained. Weighted criteria was used to ensure that selected stations were apportioned the right number of officers for interview based on the station strength. The study employed simple random sampling method to select the respondents at the station level. Secondary data were obtained from libraries at Police headquarters, Regional Aids Training Network (RATN) and African Medical Research Foundation (AMREF) among other sources. Ethical issues such as confidentiality of the respondents were adequately addressed by seeking their consent. Data were coded, entered into database and analysed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS software. Continuous variables were analysed by Chi- Square Tests and p values < 0.05 were considered significant. Majority of the officers (354) were in the age range 18 – 45 years. Out of 295 who had tested to know their HIV status, 27(7%) was HIV positive. About 53.8% officers indicated that service delivery is compromised when on duty with an infected colleague while 66.7% of the infected indicating poor performance. To improve on the quality of service delivered, the Police need to put up own hospital to manage the healthcare support of officers and obtain better data on the epidemiology of HIV and AIDS among Police officers. These will enhance control and prevention measures and not just treatment.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Emmanuel Ndorimana |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Nov 2018 06:58 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Nov 2018 06:58 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/5654 |
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