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Thehealth of our educators
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Executivesummary
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TheDoEinthevariousprovincesassignedco-ordinatorswhoensuredthatschoolswere
informedaboutthestudy.Thedistrictofficers of theDoEandlabourunionsassisted
theHSRCco-ordinators,whoconsisted of MAandPhdresearchinterns,inmaking
appointmentsatschoolsand/oraccompanyingco-ordinatorstoschoolstoaddress
educators.Officialsfromlabourunionshelpedwithadvocacyforthestudyandthenature
of thestudy,whichincreasedparticipation.Thefieldteamsweresupportedbyanational
fieldmanager,andaseparateprojectmanagerwhotrackedprogress of thestudy.Visiting
timestoschoolswereadaptedtominimisepossibledisruption of teachingtime.
Findings
Demographicandsocio-economiccharacteristics of theELRCstudysample
Thedemographicandsocio-economicprofileanalysis of educatorsinthesamplerevealed
that68% of thesample of educatorsconsisted of females.Themajority of theeducators
weremarried.Overthree-quarters of thesamplewereAfricans(77%)whilelessthan5%
of thesamplewereAsians,whichisareflection of thedemographiccharacteristics of
SouthAfrica.Self-reportedsocio-economicstatusandincomedistributionsuggestthat
educatorsweregenerallywellqualified,withafirstdegreeorhigher,andhadmanyyears
of teachingexperience,with70% of educatorsteachingforatleasttenyearsorlonger.
About94% of educatorsreportedthattheDoEemployedthemwiththerest(6%)being
SchoolGoverningBody(SGB)appointments.
Only27% of educatorsinthesamplesaidtheyhadahousingsubsidyand67.8% of
theeducatorsreportedtheyweremembers of amedicalaidfund.Themajority of
educators(89%)weremembers of atradeunion.Thereweredisparitiesinsome of
thedemographicandsocio-economicprofiles of educatorsbyraceandprovince.The
findingsshowedthattherewereproportionatelymorefemaleandmaleAfricaneducators
inthelow-incomecategorycomparedwitheducatorsinotherracegroups.Onthe
otherhandtherewereproportionatelylessmalewhiteeducatorsinthemedium-income
categorythanmaleeducatorsinotherracegroups.
Prevalence of HIV
Theresultsshowedthat12.7% of educatorswhogaveaspecimenforHIVtestingwere
HIVpositive.Thispercentageincludeseducatorsinallprovinces,andeducators of all
ages,sexandracialgroups.
Inthisstudy,withoutconsideringageandracedifferences,theHIVprevalencewas
thesameforthemaleandfemaleeducators.TheresultsinthisstudyshowedthatHIV
prevalenceamongeducatorswashighestforthoseaged25–34years(21.4%)followed
bythoseaged35–44(12.8%).Oldereducators(55yearsandolder)hadthelowestHIV
prevalence(3.1%).However,differenceswereobservedwhentheanalysiswasrestricted
towomenandmenaged25–34years,withwomenhavinghigherHIVprevalence.
WomenweregenerallymorevulnerabletoHIVinfectionbecause of theirbiological
makeupaswellastheirlowsocio-economicstatus.
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Thelist of authorsispresentedalphabeticallybylastname.Theorderdoesnotdenote
extent of contribution,butismerelyforease of identification of contributors.
MarkColvin,MBChB,MS
Epidemiologist,MedicalResearchCouncil
Durban(SouthAfrica)
CathyConnolly,MPH(Biostatistics)
Statistician,MedicalResearchCouncil
Durban(SouthAfrica)
AdlaiDavids,MSc(GIS)
ChiefGISSpecialist,HumanSciencesResearchCouncil
Surveys,Analyses,ModellingandMapping
Pretoria(SouthAfrica)
ShantinieFrancis,MEnvMgt
JuniorResearcher,HumanSciencesResearchCouncil
UrbanRenewalandDevelopmentUnit,
Durban(SouthAfrica)
NomvoHenda,MPhil
PhDIntern,HumanSciencesResearchCouncil
SocialAspects of HIV/AIDSandHealth
CapeTown(SouthAfrica)
LebogangLetlape,MSc(Ed)
ChiefResearcher,HumanScienceResearchCouncil
SocialAspects of HIV/AIDSandHealth
Pretoria(SouthAfrica)
JuliaLouw,MA
Researcher,HumanScienceResearchCouncil
SocialAspects of HIV/AIDSandHealth
CapeTown(SouthAfrica)
BrutusMalada,MEd
ResearchIntern,HumanSciencesResearchCouncil
AssessmentTechnologyandEducationEvaluation
Pretoria(SouthAfrica)
NtombizodwaMbelle,MA(ELT),MPH
ResearchProjectManager,HumanSciencesResearchCouncil
SocialAspects of HIV/AIDSandHealth
Pretoria(SouthAfrica)
NkululekoNkomo,BAHons
Master’sIntern,HumanSciencesResearchCouncil
SocialAspects of HIV/AIDSandHealth
Pretoria(SouthAfrica)
List of contributors
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Thehealth of our educators
xvi
Executivesummary
xvii
TheDoEinthevariousprovincesassignedco-ordinatorswhoensuredthatschoolswere
informedaboutthestudy.Thedistrictofficers of theDoEandlabourunionsassisted
theHSRCco-ordinators,whoconsisted of MAandPhdresearchinterns,inmaking
appointmentsatschoolsand/oraccompanyingco-ordinatorstoschoolstoaddress
educators.Officialsfromlabourunionshelpedwithadvocacyforthestudyandthenature
of thestudy,whichincreasedparticipation.Thefieldteamsweresupportedbyanational
fieldmanager,andaseparateprojectmanagerwhotrackedprogress of thestudy.Visiting
timestoschoolswereadaptedtominimisepossibledisruption of teachingtime.
Findings
Demographicandsocio-economiccharacteristics of theELRCstudysample
Thedemographicandsocio-economicprofileanalysis of educatorsinthesamplerevealed
that68% of thesample of educatorsconsisted of females.Themajority of theeducators
weremarried.Overthree-quarters of thesamplewereAfricans(77%)whilelessthan5%
of thesamplewereAsians,whichisareflection of thedemographiccharacteristics of
SouthAfrica.Self-reportedsocio-economicstatusandincomedistributionsuggestthat
educatorsweregenerallywellqualified,withafirstdegreeorhigher,andhadmanyyears
of teachingexperience,with70% of educatorsteachingforatleasttenyearsorlonger.
About94% of educatorsreportedthattheDoEemployedthemwiththerest(6%)being
SchoolGoverningBody(SGB)appointments.
Only27% of educatorsinthesamplesaidtheyhadahousingsubsidyand67.8% of
theeducatorsreportedtheyweremembers of amedicalaidfund.Themajority of
educators(89%)weremembers of atradeunion.Thereweredisparitiesinsome of
thedemographicandsocio-economicprofiles of educatorsbyraceandprovince.The
findingsshowedthattherewereproportionatelymorefemaleandmaleAfricaneducators
inthelow-incomecategorycomparedwitheducatorsinotherracegroups.Onthe
otherhandtherewereproportionatelylessmalewhiteeducatorsinthemedium-income
categorythanmaleeducatorsinotherracegroups.
Prevalence of HIV
Theresultsshowedthat12.7% of educatorswhogaveaspecimenforHIVtestingwere
HIVpositive.Thispercentageincludeseducatorsinallprovinces,andeducators of all
ages,sexandracialgroups.
Inthisstudy,withoutconsideringageandracedifferences,theHIVprevalencewas
thesameforthemaleandfemaleeducators.TheresultsinthisstudyshowedthatHIV
prevalenceamongeducatorswashighestforthoseaged25–34years(21.4%)followed
bythoseaged35–44(12.8%).Oldereducators(55yearsandolder)hadthelowestHIV
prevalence(3.1%).However,differenceswereobservedwhentheanalysiswasrestricted
towomenandmenaged25–34years,withwomenhavinghigherHIVprevalence.
WomenweregenerallymorevulnerabletoHIVinfectionbecause of theirbiological
makeupaswellastheirlowsocio-economicstatus.
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