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Knowledge, Belief And Attitude Towards Hiv/aids Among Secondary School Adolescents
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1.4 Statement of the Problem
It
has been observed by the researcher over the years that HIV is
transmitted primarily through unprotected sex, contaminated blood
transfusions, infected syringe and instrument and from mother to child
during pregnancy, delivery, or breastfeeding. Some bodily fluids, such
as saliva and tears do not transmit HIV, the year 2000 centennial report
revealed that Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome HIV/AIDS infection is more susceptible among the adolescents
and youths between the ages of 15 and 24 who are sexually active which
is the normal age range for students, as a result of dearth of knowledge
about HIV/AIDS etiology among young people globally, the problem under
investigation by this study therefore is to determine the knowledge,
belief and attitude towards HIV/AIDS among secondary school adolescents.
1.5 Research Question
1. Does awareness of HIV/AIDS increase the knowledge, belief and attitude towards HIV/AIDS?
2. What are the impacts of parent in educating adolescents towards HIV/AIDS?
3. Does sex education make any significant difference in prevention of HIV/AIDS?
1.6 Research hypotheses
1. Awareness of HIV/AIDS does not make significant difference in knowledge, belief, and attitude towards HIV/AIDS.
2. Parent does not make any impact in educating adolescents towards HIV/AIDS.
3. Sex education does not make any significant difference in prevention of HIV/AIDS?
1.7 Delimitation of the Study
This
study is delimited to knowledge, belief and attitude towards HIV/AIDS
among secondary school adolescents in Arigbajo community, Ifo local
Government area of ogun state.
1.8 Limitation of the Study
This
research work is limited to knowledge, belief and attitude towards
HIV/AIDS among secondary school adolescents in Arigbajo community, Ifo
Local Government Area of Ogun state.
1.9 Definition of Terms
AIDS:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is an infectious disease
caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). There are two variants
of the HIV virus, HIV-1 and HIV-2, both of which ultimately cause AIDS.
HIV:
Abbreviation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the virus that can lead
to the development of AIDS. There are two types of HIV that have been
isolated so far, HIV 1 and 2.
HIV Positive
Person: A person
on testing who has been found to haveantibodies toHIV, if the test
istruly positive, then it means the person has been infected with HIV.
HIV Negative
Person:
A person on testing does not have antibodies to HIV and hence is either
not infected, has recently been infected but has not produced
antibodies.
Retrovirus: Retroviruses are class of viruses
characterized by their ability to convert RNA to DNA during replication
in the host cell (instead of the reverse as in most other viruses).To do
this, it requires an enzyme called ReverseTranscriptase. HIV belongs to
this group of viruses.
Condom: A soft rubber device made of latex
which is worn by themale before sexual intercourse begins. The condom
prevents sperm from entering the female genital tract andthus prevents
pregnancy. It can also prevent contact with seminal and vaginal fluids
thereby preventing the transmission of STDs and HIV from either partner.
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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---
