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Male Adolescents’ Knowledge, Perceptions And Attitudes Towards Hiv/aids Prevention
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Prevention supports of donor agencies and the government have been
working assiduously to curb the HIV/AIDS epidemic but there has not been
any considerable decrease in the prevalent rate within ellembele
District. A critical question here is; what could have accounted for
this? Prevalence in 15-19 years group shows an increase trend though
efforts have been made to slow down the spread. Male adolescents are
vulnerable and may be influenced into high-risk behaviours by cultural
norms regarding alcohol use, plural or multiple partners and other
aspects of social behaviour (Ministry of Health 2001, 37). The gab
between male-female ratios regarding the spread of the HIV/AIDS in Ghana
used to be wide but recent statistics suggests they are in close
balance (Ghana Health Service, 2004). Despite this, few data exist on
male adolescent involvement in contracting and transmitting the virus.
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aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, perceptions, and
attitudes of male adolescents towards HIV/AIDS in order to institute
meaningful preventive measures for the control of HIV/AIDS in Elembelle
community. The findings of this study can be added to the existing body
of knowledge on HIV/AIDS in Ellembele District and in Ghana as a whole.
The findings of this study will help policymakers and healthcare
professionals to develop adolescent-centered, all-round and intensive
programs that will curtail the spread of HIV in the district.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, perceptions, andattitudes of male adolescents towards HIV/AIDS in order to institute meaningful preventive measures for the control of HIV/AIDS in Elembelle community.Method: the study employed Qualitative research approach to address HIV/AIDSprevention among male adolescents. Six male adolescents from six different villages in the Ellembele District formed the study sample. The ages of the subjects range between 15 and 19 years. The m ... Continue reading---
