A case study of school support and the psychological, emotional and behavioural consequences of HIV and AIDS on adolescents

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of orphaned adolescents N = 11.

S/N	Gender	Age	Grade	Type of orphanhood	With whom participants stay
Participant 1	Male	15	9	Double	Aunt
Participant 2	Female	17	9	Paternal	Aunt
Participant 3	Female	15	8	Double	Aunt
Participant 4	Male	15	8	Double	Aunt
Participant 5	Male	15	8	Double	Aunt
Participant 6	Female	15	8	Paternal	Mother
Participant 7	Female	16	10	Paternal	Mother
Participant 8	Female	18	10	Double	Brother
Participant 9	Male	18	10	Double	Aunt
Participant 10	Female	17	10	Double	Mother
Participant 11	Male	16	10	Paternal	Sister and grand mother

Table 2. Reported opinions of participants on school support (percentage in parenthesis).

S/N	Themes	None	Little	Much
	Teachers’ level of care	8(72.7)	3(27.2)	1(9.1)
	Teachers’ level of relationship with participants	9(81.8)	2(18.2)	0(0.0)
	Teachers’ degree of respect for participants	5(45.5)	3(27.3)	2(18.2)
	Teachers’ responsiveness to participants’ needs and problems	8(72.7)	2(18.2)	1(9.1)
	Teachers’ degree of trust and confidence to participants	8(72.7)	1(9.1)	2(18.2)
	Opportunity given by the principal for students to participate in decisions	5(45.5)	2(18.2)	4(36.3)
	Principal's degree of friendliness to participants	1(9.1)	1(9.1)	9(81.8)
	Accessibility of the principal to participants	2(18.2)	2(18.2)	7(63.6)
	Principal's responsiveness to participants’ needs and problems	0(0.0)	5(45.5)	6(54.5)
	Level of Health facilities in the school	0(0.0)	0(0.0)	11(100.0)
	Quality of food services provided by the school	1(9.1)	2(18.2)	8(72.7)
	Availability of space for play and simulation	1(9.1)	1(9.1)	9(81.8)
	Level of attractiveness and neatness of the school	7(63.6)	1(9.1)	3(27.2)
	Degree of discrimination in the school	2(18.2)	0(0.0)	9(81.8)
	Degree of bullying in the school	0(0.0)	0(0.0)	11
	Degree of stigmatisation in the school	2(18.2)	2(18.2)	7(63.6)

Table 3. Participants’ scores of psychological, behavioural and emotional problems. The scores of participants’ psychological, behavioural and emotional problems are represented.

S/N	Psychological problem (%)	BYI-II rating	Behavioural problem (%)	BYI-II rating	Emotional problem (%)	BYI-II rating
Participant 1	89	High	90	High	93	High
Participant 2	88	High	89.5	High	84	High
Participant 3	96.5	High	98.7	High	55	average
Participant 4	48	Low	15.5	Low	04	Low
Participant 5	86	High	88	High	68	average
Participant 6	87.5	High	80.5	High	44	Low
Participant 7	32.5	Low	52	Average	52	Low
Participant 8	97	High	97.65	High	33	Low
Participant 9	89.85	High	82	High	89.0	High
Participant 10	52	Average	82	High	89.0	High
Participant 11	93.5	High	66	Average	66	Average