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Knowledge, Belief And Attitude Towards Hiv/aids Among Secondary School Adolescents
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It is
believed that the only way to stop the pandemic without vaccine is
through public education on the prevention strategies against HIV/AIDS.
Much of this responsibility is borne by the health professions
(Mungherera et. al, 1997). The strategy involves dissemination of
information to individuals and communities on disease and injury
prevention (Caldron, 1997).
Knowledge has been defined as the
capacity to acquire, retain and use information (Bacdran,1995).
Furthermore knowledge means facts, information, skills and understanding
that have been gained especially through learning and experience.
As
the pandemic is now in the third decade since it was first identified
and is showing no sign of relenting (Mbaya et. al, 2001), it is
important for health care workers to be well equipped with current
facts, information, treatment options and knowledge of resources
available. With the fear of contracting HIV/AIDS in the work place,
there could be a tendency among like other health care workers to be
afraid of the infection and diseases associated with HIV/AIDS. It is
therefore important to assess the knowledge, belief and attitude, in our
locality towards HIV/AIDS.
There have been previous studies which
evaluated the knowledge and attitude of health care workers towards
HIV/AIDS. Wu et.al, (1999) studied knowledge of HIV/AIDS in China while
All and Fried (1997) evaluated the anxiety of health care rehabilitation
workers in United States of America. Pilyugina et.al, (2000) in their
study reported that 48% of health care workers rated their knowledge of
HIV/AIDS moderate while 89% of the respondents requested for further
training. Kit aura et.al, (1997) reported 80% average knowledge among
dental care workers in Japan. A study in United States ofAmerica
reported that radiographers support the disclosure of HIV/AIDS result to
the patient and mandatory testing for certain group of patients
considered to be at risk of infection by the virus. The result also
showed that radiographers with more exposure to HIV/AIDS patients were
more toleranttowards the issue (Adams, 1990).
The attitude of the
general public towards people living with HIV/AIDS is mostly negative
(Williamsand Kennedy, (1989); Okoli and King, (1993). People are
perceived to be reluctant in attend to HIV/AIDS patients who require
their services for fear of being infected with the virus. The aim of
this study is to assess the knowledge, belief and attitude HIV/AIDS
among secondary school adolescent in Arigbajo community area.
1.2 Purpose of the Study
The
main purpose of this work was to examine and seek knowlegde, belief,
and attitude towards HIV/AIDS among secondary school adolescents in
Arigbajo community to the understanding of HIV/AIDS.
1.3 Significant of the Study
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The result of this study may contribute to the body of knowledge,
belief, and attitude towards HIV/AIDS among secondary school
adolescents.
§ This study may be useful to parents, guidance, students, Government, Policy maker andNGO’S.
§ It may also serve as a means of increasing their knowledge, belief and attitude towards HIV/AIDS.
§ It may equally provide the readers with in-depth and current trend in the world of HIV/AIDS.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study examines knowledge, belief and attitude towards HIV/AIDS among secondary school adolescents in Arigbajo Community, Ifo Local Government, Area of Ogun State.Three research questions and three research hypotheses guided the study, relevant literature on the identified variable were reviewed. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The sample for the study comprised 250respondents selected by means of simple random sampling technique. The instrument used for the ... Continue reading---
