Services Provided to Households Enrolled on OVC Intervention programmes in Kisumu County, Kenya

Joy R.A. Otolo; Dr. Wycliffe A. Oboka (Ph.D); Dr. Lt. Col (Rtd) J.M. Okoth

Authors

Joy R.A. Otolo
Dr. Wycliffe A. Oboka (Ph.D)
Dr. Lt. Col (Rtd) J.M. Okoth

Keywords:

programmes, design, ovc services, evaluative, survey, socio-demographic, kisumu county, kenya

Abstract

Understanding the magnitude and sociodemographic characteristics of OVC crisis in sub-Saharan Africa and Kenya can provide foundation for building programmes of appropriate design and scope. In analyzing services provided to OVC households enrolled on intervention programmes, in Kisumu County, Kenya, Evaluative and Survey research designs were used to collect data through questionnaires, focus group discussions, and observation checklist from 384 caregivers. Six Key informant interviews were administered to directors, children officers and social workers. The study found that OVC households enrolled on both the government and Nongovernment programmes considered Education to be the most needed OVC service. Shelter was the least provided service with (0%) respondents enrolled on the government programme and 49(21.6%) respondents on the NGO programme reporting to have been provided with shelter. The study recommends that OVC programmes should prioritize shelter for OVC to feel safe and able to take advantage of other services provided to them.

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Services Provided to Households Enrolled on OVC Intervention programmes in Kisumu County, Kenya. (2014). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 14(A9), 1-9. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/1202

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