Gauteng Department of Health: Evaluation of the Outcomes of Ward-Based Door-to-Door AIDS Education Programme in Gauteng Province

The Gauteng Department of Health commissioned an evaluation to determine and assess the outcomes of the Ward-based, Door to Door HIV and AIDS Education Programme. The Ward-based, Door to Door HIV and AIDS Education Programme has been implemented in informal settlements and high risk areas in Gauteng to (i) improve HIV prevention through combination prevention; (ii) address health care through testing, treatment and adherence; and finally, (iii) identify and refer orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) for poverty relief or referral (iv) and poor households. This holistic effort is aimed at mitigating the effect of HIV/AIDS on residents.

The objectives of the evaluation are to: measure the results and outcomes of the programme in the five municipalities where the programme was implemented; measure the effectiveness of the referral systems from the program to NGO and government services; document community responses to the programme; analyse the community responses; and recommend processes, systems and methods to strengthen the ward-based door-to-door HIV education programme in Gauteng. 104 households were successfully surveyed during the pilot study. The full survey will be implemented in mid 2016, where a total of 2,100 households will surveyed.