KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARDS REDUCING HIV/AIDS IN ENUGU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE

NWEKWE, FAITH (2018) KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARDS REDUCING HIV/AIDS IN ENUGU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE. KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARDS REDUCING HIV/AIDS IN ENUGU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to determine the knowledge, perception and attitude of secondary school students towards reducing HIV/AIDS in Enugu North LGA of Enugu State. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consisted of five public schools from nine public schools in Enugu North LGA of Enugu State. 100 students were sampled out of 1908 students from five public schools in Enugu North LGA of Enugu state. Three structured research questions were used based on knowledge, perception and attitude of senior secondary school students towards reducing HIV/AIDS. The instruments were validated by two expects from measurement and evaluation, research and statistics. The questionnaire were administered and collected by the researcher and mean was used to analyze the data collected. The results from the analyses showed that students’ knowledge, perception and attitude towards HIV/AIDS have a great impact in reducing HIV/AIDS. Some recommendations were made such as students should be enlightened on sex education and sexual transmitted diseases, people especially hunters should avoid eating bush meat since some have simian immunodeficiency virus (SIVcpz) which can be adopted into it host to become HIV-1, Curriculum planners should implement peer education in the curriculum of secondary school students to enable them improve on their awareness and attitude towards HIV/AIDS.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education
Depositing User: Article FAITH NWEKWE
Date Deposited: 01 Aug 2018 14:19
Last Modified: 01 Aug 2018 14:19
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/399

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