Needs, Self-Esteem, and Health Impacts Assessment of AIDS Orphans

Abstract

The research project “ Needs, Self-esteem, and Health Impact Assessment” on Orphans Due to AIDS “ in Khonkaen province with 46 AIDS orphans sample group under the Rajprachasamasai Foundation aged between 10-18 years old and 33 caregivers aged between 33 -76 years old. PAR method with the “my river of life”, “my 4 cards” “my futures” activities, In-depth Interview, self-administered questionnaire (before and after joining the activities of PAR), and triangulation method analysis between the samples group, stakeholders, and researcher teams also home-visited has been performed. The results revealed needs the love from parents, feeling of sad and loneliness, economic problems, self-esteem has been developed after joining the PAR activities significantly at 0.05. , and health impact on orphans, the most problems is psychology problems and social stigma and discriminance. But some problems such as sad and loneliness were mitigated by the PAR activities and also their self-esteem and life-skills were developed.