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The Attitude Of Undergraduate Students Towards Hiv Voluntary Counseling And Testing
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1.6 HYPOTHESES
1. Students In University of- Lagos will not be knowledgeable about HIV Voluntary Counseling and testing.
2. Students in University of Lagos will not know their HIV status.
3. Students In University of Lagos will not consider HIV voluntary counselingand testing useful in preventing the spread of HIV
4. Students in University of Lagos will not be aware of facilities offering HIV voluntary counseling and testing.
1.7 DELIMITATION
The study was delimited to only undergraduates of University of Lagos from two faculties namely:-
a. Education
b. Social Sciences
1.8 LIMITATION
The
major constraint In the course of study Was that of fatigue experienced
by the researcher and the administration of questionnaires, as most of
the respondents were not ready to sit and tick any questionnaire, most
of the respondents were afraid to answer questions on HIV / AIDS.
The collection and coalition of data really proven difficulty due to the nature of research and subject used.
1.3 DEFINITION OF TERMS
AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
VIRUS: The smallest of the microorganisms that causes diseases.
ENDEMIC: An endemic disease is always present in a particular place.
PREVALENT: Common at a particular time or in a particular place
PANDEMIC: A disease that affects the population of a large area.
IMMUNE SYSTEM: The system by which your body protects itself against disease.
INTRAVENOUS:
An injection that is done into a vein. CIRCUMCISION: The act of
cutting off the skin at the end of the penis (male] the Clitoris
(female).
SCARIFICATION: The making of small cuts on an area of skin using a sharp knife.
VCT: Voluntary Counseling and Testing.
SPECIFICITY: Of a HIV test is the percentage of HIV negative cases that are correctly identified as negative by the test.
SENSITIVITY: Of a HIV test is the percentage of HIV positive cases that are correctly identified as positive by the test.
FHI:¬ Family Health International
SWAAN:- Society for Women And Aids In Africa Nigeria Chapter.
STIs: Sexual Transmitted Infections
PLWHA: People Living with HIV/AIDS
ARV:- Antiretroviral Drug
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