July 2003

Involving Youth in the Care and Support of People Affected by HIV and AIDS

Data Collection and Analysis

The study began by collecting qualitative data that revealed enthusiasm among youth and community members for formalizing youth caregiving. This information was used to develop the care and support intervention activities. To assess outcomes, research staff conducted two rounds of structured interviews with club members, cross-sectionally sampled from 16 of the 30 clubs in each area, chosen at random. The quantitative results are considered statistically significant at the 0.05 level; p-values were calculated using Pearson’s chi².

During the 18-month interval between rounds, training workshops and caregiving support activities took place. Qualitative data were also collected throughout the study by means of focus group discussions and in-depth interviews involving caregivers, patron/matrons, PLHA, and their family members. To help interpret data, club members and stakeholders participated in local results dissemination meetings.

The age range of survey respondents analyzed was from 13 to 25 years, almost all of whom were single (see Table 1). Club members include youth who are themselves orphaned or living in households possibly affected by HIV and AIDS, as evidenced by the fact that only about half of the sample at both rounds lived with both parents. Slight variations in mean age and school attendance limit comparability between the intervention and comparison groups; the final report explores age-stratified data.

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