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    Performance of Health Strategies in Reducing Hiv/Aids Prevalence in the Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay, Kenya
    (Kenyatta University, 2016-11) Abraham, Ayieko John
    HIV/AIDS prevalence within the two counties that constitute the Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay remains high despite numerous interventions and generous resource allocation both from the central and devolved governments as well as donor agencies. This study assessed the performance of health strategies in reducing Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome prevalence as enshrined in the 2012 – 2016 Strategic Plan of the Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay. The four strategies are; health education awareness, health nutrition training, disease prevention practices and promotion of safe motherhood. Relying on such theories as adult learning theory, social cognitive theory, theory of planned behavior and the theory of health seeking behaviour, this study investigated how application of various strategies yield results. Towards achieving this, the study purposely targeted the Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay to form a basis for objective generalization. The diocese has six deaneries with a total of 33 health facilities in whose purview the target population of 100 was constituted, whose views and opinions led to the study’s generalizations. Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient was employed to test internal consistency and thereby establish the reliability of the study instruments. Questionnaires were administered to collect data on performance indicators. The data was then processed and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical analyses, in which case, Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis were applied. Computer software, Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 was used to analyze the collected data. The analyzed data was presented in form of tables for ease of communication. The study’s key findings in tandem with the study objectives were established. It emerged that, the correlation between health education awareness and success of reducing Human Immune Virus infections stood at .919 implying a strong positive association of 91.9 percent between health education awareness and success of reducing infections. It was also established that the correlation between health nutrition training and success of reducing new Human Immune Virus infections was at 0.75, implying a strong positive association of 75 percent between health nutrition training and strategic intervention in reducing prevalence. The study further revealed that the correlation between disease prevention practices and success of reducing Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome incidents was 0.64, implying a strong positive association of 64 percent between disease prevention practices and prevalence reduction. Regarding safe motherhood as a strategic initiative towards the reduction of new infections and mortality, it was found out that at 1 degrees of freedom, the computed F = 201.000 is greater than the critical F =.020. This implies that the overall regression model was significant. The study recommended key interventions towards mitigation from all sectors. Stakeholders with keen interest in reducing prevalence should help in improving prevention practices rather than curative ones. Safe motherhood should be a key pillar in reducing new Human Immune Virus infections in the Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay. The study opened a gap for further research exploring other strategies implemented to reduce Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome prevalence across dioceses and counties.