Life Skills Education and Counseling - Kivule - Kivule Primary School - Namutumba
Visit by Lorna Katagara on 2018-10-24
- Report ID
- 3301
- Created by
- Manuela Ongyera
- Created date
- 2018-10-25 07:39:02 UTC
- Modified by
- Lorna Katagara
- Modified date
- 2018-10-25 13:07:15 UTC
- Trip Time
- 10:10-17:20 (7 h 10 m)
- Village Time
- 12:00-15:15 (3 h 15 m)
- Travel Time
- 3 h 55 m
Current State
- Participation Rating
- 0
- Success
-
- Village Critical Needs
- None
- Village Action Steps
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- Staff Action Steps
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- Sanitation Hygiene Committee
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- Water Users Committee
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- Other Class Notes
- N/A
- Community Ownership
- unknown
- Ownership Story
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- Three Stone Fires
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- Access to Clean Water
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- Open Defecation
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- Water Access Explain
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- Prevent Ownership
- N/A
- Allow Ownership
- N/A
- Village Notes
- None
Life Skills Education and Counseling community lesson
- School
- Kivule Primariy School
- Lesson Taught
- Cure or Treatment
- Girls Attended
- 1
- Boys Attended
- 0
- Total Student Attendance
- 1
- Teachers Attended
- 1
- Fathers Attended
- 8
- Mothers Attended
- 13
- Total Parent Attendance
- 21
- Staff Attendees
- Lorna Katagara
- Government Attendees
- LC1
- School Staff Attendees
- Life Skills Teacher
- Visitor Attendees
- None
- Total Attendance
- 0
- Learning Objectives
- To know that there is no cure for HIV/AIDS
To learn the different ways to give support or care for the Persons living with HIV/AIDS.
- Notes
- Introduction
Lorna was in this village where she taught on cure or treatment of HIV.
Overview
On arrival to the village , Lorna met with the chairman who informed her that he will not attend the meeting because the local councils had been summoned to the sub county. He therefore left his defense and mobilizer in charge. The meeting later started at about 1:30pm. Lorna started the meeting by reviewing the lesson on Disease Progression whereby, they looked at all the stages including Window period, Incubation and the last Honeymoon. We reminded ourselves what these stages involve. The window period is that period between infection and the time the anti bodies turn up positive for HIV. This takes between 2 weeks to 3 months before one turns up positive. The incubation period is that period it takes for the HIV symptoms to start showing. It can take up to 15 years before the symptoms start to show. Lastly they looked at the honeymoon period; This is where the Virus is in harmony with the body. The person is less infectious at this stage.
After the review was done they looked at Cure and Treatment. Lorna started by asking if there was a cure for HIV. Most of the people said no however a few people said that they heard over the radio of some people testifying of them being healed. Lorna asked other members if this was true. One man put up his hand and said at times the virus hides in the body.Lorna added to his explanation that at this time the viral load is low that it can not be detected. She also reminded the group that a person is required to test their status every after 3 months and this is 4 times a year. She reminded the community members to always remember to carry out these tests in order to continue leading a cautious , careful life. Lorna then asked if there are free medicines available for PLWHIV at the health centers and they said yes, she asked if anyone has heard that these medicines were being sold. They said never as the medicines are given for free by the government. Lorna then continued and asked the group minus all the medication , how else should this person care for themselves?. They mentioned things like; they need to have enough rest, eat a balance diet, don’t stress themselves and also do some exercises.Lorna built on their answers and grouped these answers into 5 sections. General health maintenance,Physical well-being , Psychosocial, Spiritual, social well-being.
Under General health we looked at Nutrition, rest, exercise, avoiding drugs
Under Physical well-being we looked at the medical interventions,
Under psychosocial ; having a positive attitude, building self esteem, reducing stress,
Under social well-being; family support, peers support, social system that protects one from discrimination among others. All these things combined with someone taking their medicines daily and on time will make a person living with HIV live longer.
Conclusion
The members thanked Lorna for this lesson and for the knowledge and also for taking her time to teach them and being patient with them. Lorna thanked them for coming and told them she is going to be alternating this day with Nawiabete village. Therefore if she does not come on a particular Wednesday, she will be in Nawiabete but she promised to communicate.
- Next Visit
- 2018-11-14 - Purpose: Finalise HIV / AIDS topic as there only two lessons left.
- Program Success
- Program Critical Needs
- Program Ownership
- Other Program Observations
- Program Expected Of Village
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- Program Staff Preparations Next Visit