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A Rights Based Situational Assessment of HIV positive Jamaican Children

This project aims to assess and improve the fulfillment of rights for HIV-positive children in Jamaica. The study focuses on the four key areas of survival, protection, development, and participation rights. Through a comprehensive approach including literature review, interviews, and focus group discussions, the project will gather insights from children with HIV, caregivers, service providers, and policymakers. Challenges such as ethical considerations, participant selection, and conducting interviews with children unaware of their status are being addressed. The ultimate goal is to identify gaps in current programs and policies to better protect and promote the rights of HIV-positive children in the country.

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A Rights Based Situational Assessment of HIV positive Jamaican Children

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  1. A Rights Based Situational Assessment of HIV positive Jamaican Children Hope Ramsay & Jasneth Mullings February 2006

  2. Background • OVC assessment done in 2002 • National Strategic Plan for OVC developed and launched in 2003 • Implementation of strategic plan has revealed some gaps, namely special needs of children with HIV • Convention of the Rights of the Child speaks to protecting ‘the best interests of the child’

  3. Rationale • Little has been done to assess the fulfillment of the rights of HIV infected children • Focus has been on enhancing number of years/Global Fund Project • Unless factors affecting the fulfillment of the children’s rights are understood, programs will be limited in their ability to fulfill the CRC

  4. What are these Rights? • The rights fall under 4 headings • Survival • Protection • Development • Participation

  5. Rights include • Survival • Health, medical care and immunization • Protection • Abuse, neglect and exploitation • Development • Name, nationality, education • Participation • Groups, information

  6. Proposed activities • Comprehensive Literature review • In-depth interviews • Focus Group Discussions • Children with HIV (8 – 17 years) • Parents/Primary care givers of these children • Service providers • Policy Makers

  7. The Plan • Advisory Board set up • Ethical approval received from UWI Faculty of Medical Sciences Ethics committee • Conduct assessment • Analyze and present findings

  8. The Plan cont’d • Plan: • Questionnaires • Focus Groups • Originally 4 parishes identified, now doing 2 regions because of numbers • Difficulty in conducting FGDs with Children who have not be told of their status

  9. Challenges being worked through • Identifying and including the agencies (both Governmental and Non governmental) • Selection of participants • Sampling methodologies • Time lines

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