International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development June 2014, Vol. 3, No. 4 ISSN: 2226-6348 199 www.hrmars.com/journals Preparedness of the Secondary School Christian Religious Education (CRE) Teachers in Provision and integration of HIV/AIDS Education in Kenya Dr. Julia Situma (Ph.D.) Kisii University, Eldoret Campus, Kenya Email Address: jusituma@yahoo.com DOI: 10.6007/IJARPED/v3-i4/1251 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARPED/v3-i4/1251 ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to establish challenges in the teaching and learning of Christian that affect the provision of HIV/AIDS in Kenya. The objective of this study was to establish the preparedness of CRE Teachers in provision and integration HIV/AIDS education in Kenya. The research question was: to what extent are CRE teachers prepared (in terms of training in provision of HIV/AIDS Education. The study used descriptive design survey. Data was collected using questionnaire. This was a quantitative study. Stratified random sampling was used to select the schools while simple random sampling was used to select the teachers who participated in the study. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Findings revealed that the CRE teachers were not well prepared in provision and integration of HIV/AIDS to learners. The study recommended that CRE teachers should be in serviced on how to teach HIV/AIDS education in the subject. This paper presents findings on the preparedness of secondary school CRE teachers (in terms training) in providing HIV/AIDS education to the learners in Bungoma County, Kenya. Key words Preparedness, Teachers, Integration, Provision, Christian Religious Education Introduction Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is one of the most devastating scourges in the world today (Bwanali, 2008, Kunhiyop, 2008 Winkler and Bodenstein, 2005, Nwaigbo, 2004). It affects people of all races, sex and age. According to World Health Organization (WHO), AIDS is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide and the leading cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa (Chepkwony, 2004 in AFER). Of all regions of the world, Sub-Saharan Africa is the worst hit in terms of HIV/AIDS. Though HIV/AIDS occurs in all the continents, 70% of the cases occur in Sub-Saharan Africa (Willis 2002, Murundu, 2006, Granich and Mermin, 2001, Kamaara, 2004). Education is one of the sectors that can be used in combating HIV/AIDS. Provision of a comprehensive HIV/AIDS education can help reduce HIV infection among people. The spread