Comparative Study of the Self- Perceived Knowledge & Practice of HIV Counseling Skills between Government & Non-government HIV Counseling Centers (The Case of Gamo-Gofa Zone)
| dc.contributor.advisor | Tadesse, Sentayehu | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tadesse, Tarekegn | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-18T08:08:46Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-10T13:01:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-18T08:08:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-10T13:01:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to investigate whether there were differences between government and non -government. HN para- counselors regarding the ir knowleclge a n cl practice of HIV counseling s kills . To attain these objectives purposive and availability sampling techniques were employed to select research participants (i.e., para- counselors, clients and coordinators). Five different instruments namely questionnaire, interview, FGDs , case studies and observation were used to collect information. Data was analyzed through t-test, one-way ANOVA and descriptive statistics. The findings reve ale d that there was no significant difference between government and non-government HIV para - counselors in relation to knowing counseling skills. However, on the practice dimension para- counselors who were working at both organizations were significantly different. Training for sufficient period of time was found to be helpful to gain and practice counseling skills effectively. In addition, paracounselors who had been nominated by coo rdin ators tended to know and practice counseling s kills effectively than voluntarily engaged para- counselors. Generally, with regard to counseling skills, maintaining pre-requisites for HN/ AIDS counseling processes; for example, availability, accessibility and privacy of counseling office and waiting areas etc were likely to exist poorly at both organizations particularly the non-government HN/ AIDS counseling providers were SUffering from dearth of such aspects. Consequently, both, H N/ AID S counseling providers need to be conscious in imparting basic counseling skills among HIV para- counselors as well as should be practical in relat ion to furnishing counseling environments with all conducive physical, social and psychological con texts so as to conduct successful HN counseling, which in turn, to prevent ancl con trol the spread of the pandemic. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/12842 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Self- Perceived Knowledge & Practice of HIV | en_US |
| dc.title | Comparative Study of the Self- Perceived Knowledge & Practice of HIV Counseling Skills between Government & Non-government HIV Counseling Centers (The Case of Gamo-Gofa Zone) | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |