1. Problem Tree Analysis:
Social, Cultural, Economic and Religious Dimensions of
HIV and AIDS
Dhananjaya Perera
B.Sc. (Sp) Health Promotion

2. HIV and AIDS

3. Instruction: The group will be divided into four small groups
Each group will draw a tree with roots, trunk and branches with leaves and fruits
The roots of the tree will represent the causes of the problem that lead people toward HIV and AIDS
All of these causes will pass thru the trunk which represents HIV and AIDS
The branches, leaves and fruits will represent the consequences

4. ROOT causes of vulnerabilities
to HIV infection

5. TRUNK where the HIV and AIDS problem is located

6. BRANCHES AND LEAVES and FRUITS
positive and negative consequences of the problem
EXTERNAL OR VISIBLE RESULTS
SICKNESS, DEATH, STIGMA, DISCRIMINATION
IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCES
OVERWHELMING DEMANDS PLACED ON HEALTH SERVICES, LOSS OF ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY, STRESS
HIV and AIDS

7. STIGMA/ DISCRIMINATION SICKNESS AND DEATH, POVERTY AND GRIEF
FRUIT
HIV and AIDS
ROOT
IGNORANCE UNEMPLOYMENT

8. HIV and AIDS Increase Gender inequity Lack of Education
HIV and AIDS AWARENESS
Professional/Technical Skill Lost
Stigma
Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Family Support/ Support Groups
Economic Impact
Decline in Human Rights
Drain on Health resources
Decline in Life Expectancy
Deeper Prayer Life
Sickness, death, poverty and grief
HIV and AIDS
Blood Sex Mother-to-Child
Ignorance
Unemployment
Political/Economic Migration
Substance Misuse
Sexual violence
Poverty
Stigma
Sex Work /bartering
Peer/Social Pressure

9. THANK YOU