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EXECUTIVESUMMAR YImpactThe findings of the evaluation clearly demonstratethat the home care programme inCambodia is having a significant positive impactat a number of levels:health. Many said that, before home care visitsbegan, they were bedridden.63% of PLHA felt that the home care teamhad helped to change their outlook on the future.• it is reducing the suffering of peopleliving with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) and improvingthe quality of their lives and the livesof their families and caregivers;"Now I am getting visits from the home care team,my health has improved and I am back at work. In factI am now looking for promotion"[man, age 31, Chamkarmon]• it is increasing understanding ofHIV/AIDS by helping to forge linksbetween care and prevention andreducing discrimination against PLHAin the community;• by providing social and economicsupport, it is helping to empower someof the poorest and most disadvantagedindividuals and families in the community."The Home Care Team only gives us a little help,but it makes a big difference to us; I think it's thedifference between life and death"['retired' sex-worker, age 43, homeless, now married with 3children; Wat Phnom]Of the 100 PLHA interviewed in PhnomPenh, 85% said that they were better able tolook after themselves, after being visited by thehome care team.83% said that home care visits had helpedto improve how much they feel in control oftheir lives.72% of PLHA said that home care visits hadimproved their general well-being and physical45% of PLHA said that the home care teamshad increased their comfort in sharing informationabout their HIV status with others.93% of family members of PLHA said thehome care team had added to their knowledge ofHIV/AIDS, particularly methods of transmission.More family members (42%) than PLHA(33%) reported reduced discrimination by thecommunity against them as a result of homecare visits.79% of caregivers felt that, following homecare team involvement, they could cope betteroverall with having a PLHA in the family."I used to be angry with her because I spent all mytime and money looking after her. The home care teamhas given me encouragement and support. I nowunderstand better and I can care for her. Withoutthem, it would have been impossible"[husband of PLHA, Tuol Kork]27% of PLHA (including a number of sexworkers) said that they now use condoms as aresult of their increased knowledge about HIVtransmission.pg 3