Abstract
Objective: The main objective of this study was to determine challenges teachers face in delivering HIV and AIDS education in secondary schools. Both rural and urban schools were sampled to gain understanding of the possible differences in respondent views depending on their geographical location.
Methods: Data collection methods included key informant interviews, observations, focus group discussions and review of documents. Key informants included teachers, students, parents, educational officers and tutors from the Ministry of Education. Documents reviewed were brochures, documents from the ministry, TACAIDS documents, Femina newspapers and movies.
Results: This study concludes that there are challenges teachers face in delivering education about sex and AIDS. These challenges include economic issues such as lack of school infrastructure. As a result teachers find difficulties to live there, and in addition they lack materials aimed to facilitate HIV and AIDS teaching and learning, such as television, electricity and a library.
Conclusions: Despite the directives, circulars and guidelines on how to teach HIV and AIDS education, the provision of this education is challenged by many issues such as policy, HIV and AIDS delivery content, cultural and economic challenges. The study recommends that teachers living conditions need to be improved in order to strengthen the delivery of HIV and AIDS Education in schools.
Key words: Youth, HIV/AIDS, Tanzania, Education