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11 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW In the two decades since HIV/ aids was first identified, the body of research into the disease has been steadily growing. Today this research covers a wide range of topics ranging from strictly medical studies to the social and demographic implications of the study as well as to research into interventions and best practices that may help to halt the spread of the disease. This CHAPTER will provide an overview of the impact of HIV and aids in Africa, discuss various strategies that have been used to address HIV/ aids , reviews assumptions and key findings with regard to using teachers as tools for change, provides an overview of variables that have been associated with HIV/ aids behavior, and briefly reviews two key theories that are used as the basis for this study (namely the Theory of Planned Behavior and Attitude Functions). The CHAPTER concludes with a description of the research questions and hypotheses for this study. The Impact of HIV/ aids in Africa The statistics about the impact of HIV/ aids world-wide are overwhelming.
The HIV/AIDS pandemic disproportionately affects women who already carry a very hard burden in many African countries. From a physiological and medical perspective women are at a greater risk of getting infected. In addition, they are often solely responsible for the household and
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