2. Zimbabwe HIV & AIDS
2
Statistics
High Prevalence rate of over 29% in 1999,
HIV prevalence rate has fallen to 13.1% in
2010 (MoHCW, 2009).
The fall in the prevalence rate attributed
increased promotion of awareness campaigns,
preventive interventions by the different
stakeholders
access to antiretroviral drugs rose by 60%
coverage in 2010.
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3. Higher Education a High Risk
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Area
high rates of sexual experimentation,
prostitution or transactional sex,
prevalence of gender violence,
vulnerability of female students in negotiating
safe sex and
lack of comprehensive programmes to assist
students make informed choices.
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4. Differentiated Strategy
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Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS across the
curriculum
conscious programming of HIV and AIDS for
the entire Higher Education.
an explicit curriculum mandatory for all
learners recommended.
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5. AAU (2007) Recommendations
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Adherence to Greater Involvement of PLWHAs
Commitment of Institutional leaders to develop
and enforce policies ensuring the uptake of HIV
and AIDS courses by all students
Improvement and strengthening of research
centres in the sub-regions as centres of
excellence for collations of institutional data on
HIV and AIDS
Enhanced partnerships for Aids Councils.
Need for home grown HIV and AIDS research
agendas
Creating Environments that recognise the need
for infected and affected people.
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6. Method
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The sample included universities, Teachers’
Colleges and Polytechnics with resident
students.
The participants of the study were students
services practitioners, Health Education and
life skills lecturers and students members of
HIV clubs.
Data collection was done through telephone
interviews. An average of three calls were
made to each individual for clarification of
information received. HIV Programming
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7. University HIV Curriculum
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AU BUS CU GZ HIT MSU NUS SL UZ
E T U T S
HIV - - - - - - - - -
programme
for all
HIV √ - √ - - √ - - -
programme
for some
implicit √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
curriculum
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8. Teachers & Technical Colleges
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STC
MaT
BTT
MTe
Kus
MM
MT
KP
NT
TC
ec
C
C
C
c
HIV - - - - - - - - -
programme for
all
HIV material √ √ √ - √ √ - - -
included in
some courses
implicit √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
curriculum
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9. HIV Interventions in Universities
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AU BUS CU GZU HIT MS NUS SL U
E T U T S Z
Awareness √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Campaigns
Peer Education √ √ √ √ - √ - √ √
VCTCs √ - - - - - - - -
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11. HIV Strategy for sustainability
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AU BUS CU GZ HIT MSU NUS SLS UZ
E T U T
HIV Policy √ √ √ - √ √ - - √
Operate VCTC √ - - - - - - - √
institutional √ - - - - - - - √
budget for HIV
Linked to DAC & √ √ √ √
NAC
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12. HIV Strategies for sustainability
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Kush
MaTe
MTec
MMT
MTC
NTC
STC
BTT
KP
C
C
c
HIV Policy √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Operate VCTC - √ - - √ - - - -
budget for HIV √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Linked to DAC & √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
NAC
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13. Recommendations
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that all institutions adhere to the AAU
COREVIP (Tripoli, 2007) recommendation and
plan of action on HIV and AIDS
That instituions should ensure an explicit HIV
and AIDS curriculum for all.
That higher education institutions have links
with national HIV and AIDS co-ordination
committees.
That all institutions engage in research in line
with the country’s HIV research priorities.
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