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Psychological Implications of HIV and Aids on Child-Headed Households in SEME Sub-County, Kisumu County- Kenya

HIV and AIDS, is decimating African society, most specific Sub-Saharan Africa, dismantling family systems and resulting into millions of orphans and child headed households. Having lost parents and close relatives, child-headed households experience extreme difficulties in accessing basic survival needs. The objectives of the study were to: determine the psychosocial implications of HIV and AIDS on child-headed households in Seme Sub-County, Evaluate the implications of HIV and AIDS on school attendance and performance among child headed households in Seme Sub-County, Kisumu County and establish the effectiveness of the existing interventions to address the effects of HIV and AIDS on child headed households in Seme Sub-County, Kisumu County. The study was anchored on Family Systems theory by Bowen and Ecological systems theory by Bronfenbrenner. The target population was child-headed households and Community Based Organizations in Seme Sub County; the sample size for the study was 100 respondents out of which there were 80 orphans selected through simple random sampling from 160 child-headed households and 20 personnel selected from 40 CBOs working with orphans in the area of study. A pilot study was conducted in North Seme location and the research tools achieved a reliability coefficient score of 0.7. Face and content validity was ascertained by experts in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the author respectively. The data was collected using face-to-face semi-structured interviews and through questionnaires. The data were analyzed using thematic content analysis and themes extracted and presented. In the study it was established that child-headed households experience various psychological and psychosocial challenges. It is recommended that psychosocial services should be made accessible to help mitigate the effects of HIV and AIDS on the children.