Browsing by Author "Makatjane, T. J."

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    Correlates of Condom Use Within Marriage in Lesotho
    (Lesotho Social Sciences Review, 2014) Makatjane, T. J.; Oguntoyinbo, B. O.; Phuduhutswana, M.
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    Determinants of Fertility in Lesotho: Application of Generalised Poison Regression Model
    (Lesotho Social Sciences Review, 2014) Makatjane, T. J.; Moeti, M.
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    Factors Associated with Hospital Maternal Deaths: Lesotho 1998 - 2003
    (Lesotho Social Sciences Review, 2013) Makatjane, T. J.; Matlanyane, M.; Lebuso, M.
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    Factors Associated with Risky Sexual Behaviour Among Adolescents in Lesotho.
    (National University of Lesotho:Institute of Southern African Studies, 2009-06) Makatjane, T. J.; Lebuso, M.; 'Maseribane, T.; Mokhoro, M.
    Since 1993 HIV prevalence in Lesotho has increased 5 fold making Lesotho the third highest HIV infected country in the world. The government of Lesotho has not only declared HIV pandemic a crisis, but several efforts have been made to curb the spread of the disease that include encouraging Basotho to know their status as well as requesting government departments to use 2 percent of their budget allocations towards mitigation against the disease. The latest HIV prevalence figures from the 2004 Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey suggest that more still needs to be done in order to reverse the spread of the disease. Using the 2002 Lesotho Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaire Survey (CWIQ) data the paper examined variables associated with risky sexual behaviour among Basotho adolescents. The results of the paper suggest that HIV programmes targeting girls should be different from those targeting boys. Results further indicate that HIV programmes might have to be district specific.
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    HIV/AIDS related discrimination among females aged 15-24 in Lesotho
    (2009-06) Makatjane, T. J.; Lebuso, M.; 'Maseribane, T.; Sefume, M.
    In many developing countries, stigma and discrimination together pose most significant challenges towards stemming the spread of HIV/ AIDS. Although Lesotho has one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence in the world, there is little or no research about how people living with HIV/AIDS or are suspected of living with HIV/ AIDS are perceived and treated. The paper utilised data from the Lesotho 2000 End Decade Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey and the 2004 Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey to address the three fold primary objective of the paper. The paper first compared attitudes of females aged 15-24 towards people who are HIV positive or are suspected of being HIV positive between 2000 and 2004. Secondly it assessed whether knowledge about transmission of and protection against HIV/AIDS has improved overtime. Lastly it examined the factors that are associated with HIV/AIDS-related discrimination. Using both descriptive and multivariate logistic regression to analyse the data, the findings of the paper indicate that HIV/AIDS-related discrimination declined by 12 percent overtime, knowledge about means of transmission of and protection against HIV/AIDS increased by 20 percent, while knowledge of means of transmission and protection against HIV/AIDS translated into reduced levels of HIV/AIDSrelated discrimination. Multivariate analysis confirmed that HIV/AIDS-related discrimination had declined between 2000 and 2004 while education was identified as one of the most important factors associated with HIV/ AIDS-related discrimination. The conclusion of the paper is that efforts to educate the public about HIV/AIDS are transforming the attitudes of the general population towards people who are HIV positive or are suspected of being HIV positive.
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    Introduction of Free Primary Education in Lesotho: Who are the Beneficiaries?
    (National University of Lesotho: Faculty of Humanities, 2008) Makatjane, T. J.
    by all Basotho children irrespective of their socio-demographic standing. It was also the objective of this study to investigate if differences in participation rates between boys and girls have disappeared following the introduction of Free Primary Education. Using the ten percent sample from the 1996 Lesotho Population Census and the 2001 Lesotho Demographic Survey, the findings of the study suggest that children’s access to primary education is influenced by their socio-economic standing. The sex of the child and the child’s relationship to the head of the household are associated with access. Male children were the major beneficiaries of Free Primary Education while children of the household head were the least of the beneficiaries. The results further showed that female children who benefited were mainly non-relatives of the head of household while among male children grand children of the head and other relatives of the head were the major beneficiaries. It was also apparent from the study that when resources are limited for sending children to school female children were given a chance over male children. There is a need to address the gender imbalance with respect to access to education in Lesotho. Regarding participation gap between boys and girls, 2001 figures indicate that the gap has declined by at least 50 percent in the majority of cases. More still has to be done to afford Basotho boys access to primary education. Legislating for Free and Compulsory Primary Education is not enough to increase boy’s access to primary education without change of attitude among Basotho men regarding herding of livestock.