Assessment & Evaluation of Care and Support Services for PLHA at Shambu Hospital in Horro Guduru District, North-Western Ethiopia

Abstract

V ABSTRACT In the timeline features, some of the most importan t developments in the history of HIV/AIDS in Africa can be considered. These events are divided into five categories as follows: spread of HIV/ AIDS, science and prevention, treatment, globa l action, and national event. The human immune-deficiency virus (HIV) has created an enormo us challenge worldwide. Although HIV/AIDS is a global epidemic, some countries are m ore afflicted than others, Sub-Saharan Africa being the hardest hit. The human immune-deficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that destroys parts of the body’s immune system. HIV is the cause of AIDS. HIV-positive means the person has been tested and the test result shows that the HIV virus is present in his/h er body. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a group of diseases caused by HI V. The study was aims at assessing and evaluating Sham bu Hospital’s interventions for providing care and support to People living with HIV/AIDS usi ng cross-sectional data (beginning from 2007 to 2012) in Horo Guduru District of Wollega Zo ne in North-western Ethiopia. The data were collected from 60 respondents using semi-struc tured questioner. It was analyzed using SPSS version 20 and from the data frequency, percen tage and cross tabulation was computed. The result of the study indicated that a total of 6 0 respondents were interviewed for the study. Majority 38(63.3%) of the respondents were female a nd the rests were male. The educational background of the respondents were 9(15.0%) illiter ate, 9(15.0%) able to read and write, 7(11.7%) 1-4, 10(16.7%) 5-8, 9(15.0%) grade 9-10, 5 (8.3%) grade 11-12, 7(11.7%) certificate holder and the rests 4(6.7%) were more than diploma holder Even if the hospital have some constraints in provi ding HIV/AIDS care and support, High number of the respondents were very satisfied by ov er all ART services at the Hospital while small number neither satisfied nor unsatisfied resp ectively. Hence Majority the respondents rate or evaluate the ART services as very good, among th is 16 were male 32 were female. Similarly, 11(18.3%) rates the ART services as good and 1(1.7% ) rates as neither good nor bad.