The knowledge of church leaders in Taung, Mohale's Hoek about the HIV/AIDS pandemic

["HIV/AIDS knowledge -- Lesotho -- Mohales Hoek", "Church work with AIDS patients -- Lesotho -- Mohales Hoek", "Christian leadership -- Lesotho -- Mohales Hoek", "Dissertations -- Industrial psychology", "Theses -- Industrial psychology", "Assignments -- Industrial psychology", "Dissertations -- HIV/AIDS management", "Theses -- HIV/AIDS management", "Assignments -- HIV/AIDS management", "Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management"]

Mafisa, Malehana Anna ; Laas, A.

Stellenbosch University

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瑞士|英语

来源: Stellenbosch University

【 摘 要 】

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study intended to ascertain the knowledge level of the church leaders in Taung Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho about HIV/AIDS and identify the constraints for church leaders to make a meaningful contribution to fight against HIV/AIDS.There were 27 churches in Taung of which 19 were sampled based on the number of members. The qualitative approach and in-depth questions were used to interview the church leaders to ascertain their HIV/AIDS level of knowledge. To ensure the reliability and validity of this study, the interview guide was designed to cover dimensions of knowledge on HIV/AIDS and what the church is currently doing in the fight against HIV/AIDS and what they can do to fight HIV/AIDS.The result of the study indicated that most church leaders in Taung area still do not have thorough knowledge about HIV/AIDS and transmission modes. The majority of the church leaders could not differentiate between HIV and AIDS. Some of the church leaders did not know about ARVs. The study further reveals that the Sunday pack guide is existent in both Sesotho and English, however, this guide is not known by most churches in Taung. The general finding was that churches only feel it‟s enough to mention HIV/AIDS at congregational level and dedicate one Sunday tiethe in a year for orphaned and vulnerable children. Only a few churches have sound strategies and procedures to fight this disease beyond just mentioning it on Sundays.The recommendation is that since there is a Sunday pack already in place for guiding the church leaders about how to preach about HIV/AIDS, the Sunday pack should be revised to include information on care and support so that churches can have a clear strategy with goals and objectives of how they are going to play their role in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The Sunday pack should also be popularised so that all church leaders could know about it.