Abstract

This study aimed to explore types of support children infected and affected by HIV and AIDS receive from public and civic organizations. The extent to which the types of support (that is, emotional, mental, spiritual, social welfare and educational support) were received was studied. Purposive sampling was used to select 105 students (mean age = 13.2; S.D = 2.9) in a city district. Data on types of support received by children affected by HIV were gathered from Heads of schools and the orphaned children using self administered questionnaires. Participants provided quantitative and qualitative data on the types of support they were rendered. The results showed that some of the affected children received educational support. Medical, social welfare, nutritional and psycho-social support were also received on a minute scale.

Key words: Psycho-social support, infected, affected, orphans, civic organizations, public welfare.