LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME {AIDS} AMONGST SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
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LEVEL
OF AWARENESS OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME {AIDS} AMONGST SECONDARY
SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
ABSTRACT
The study was to determine the level of awareness
of AIDS amongst adolescents in selected secondary schools in Oredo Local
Government Area of Edo State. Data for the study was collected using structure
questionnaire. From the data collected, the following findings were revealed.
That although many adolescents have heard of AIDS. The adolescent from the
Oredo local government lack some information on the mode of transmission of the
disease. Lastly, there is poor role of the secondary school in AIDS education
of students. Based on these findings the researcher advance some suggestion to
improve AIDS awareness among adolescents in secondary school.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE:
Introduction
Background to the study
Statement of the problem
Purpose of study
Research questions
Scope and limitation of the study
Significance of study
Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO:
Literature review
Causes, signs and symptoms
How Aids is spread
Adolescent awareness and attitude
towards Aids
CHAPTER THREE:
Research Design and Methodology
Population of the study
Sample and sampling procedure
Research instrument
Validity and reliability of statement
Administration
Method of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
Presentation and Analysis Data
Results and discussion
CHAPTER
FIVE
Summary, Conclusion and recommendation
Summary
Conclusion
Recommendation
REFERENCE
QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Silently, stead but relentlessly a major epidemic quite different from what the
world has ever experienced has invaded the globe as a whole during the past
decade. It is an epidemic that knows no bound social, economic nature or
religion. An epidemic that brings blame, rejection and division into families
and communities. The epidemic is caused by a virus called the human
immunodeficiency virus or HIV. A person infected with HIV may not feel its
effects for several years. But gradually, the virus attacks the body’s immune
system making it more vulnerable to infections. The advanced stage of HIV disease,
generally know as acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Finally lead to
death.
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome {AIDS} was
quite unknown to man not until 1981. Today it tends to dominate the media
profile especially as a subject for public health programme. Aids as
devastating world wide plague is not only a health programme but also a social,
economic, political and development issue.
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus {HIV} that causes Aids is spread through
sexual contact with an infected person by needle sharing among injecting drugs
users or through transfusion of infected blood or blood clothing factors.
According to Laino internet {2006}, clearly states that pregnant women infected
with HIV can also transmit the virus to their new born infant before or during
birth or though breast feeding after birth.
Indeed the HIV spread is a problem, which get worse day by day. According to
world health organization {WHO} 1990 estimate, Aids if unchecked with
contribute about 3.3 percent to the global burden of disease and 1.8 billion
people will die of Aids each year.
The World Health Organization {WHO} conducted survey in 1994 13th
December in twenty one local government area of Nigeria revealed that more than
five percent {5%} of expectant mother in Nigeria have Aids virus while 961
people have fully grown Aids disease. The WHO report further suggested that
100,000 people have the strain of HIV virus in them.
These trends may have been further confirmed when {Ahmed 2002} at a workshop
Eagged AIDS education project organized by rotary international for journalists
and information officer said the rate at which the dreaded disease was
spreading in Kano state was alarming.
Ahmen {2002} noted with concern that from 1996 to 2002, Aids cases in the state
increased from 740 to 4, 047 and that most of the victims were between 17 years
and 20 years of ages. Other states may have similar trend. This development is
indeed of concern, considering the link between the spread of AIDS and
prostitution with increasing incidence among Nigeria adolescents in secondary
schools and institutions of higher learning. (Ahmen 2002 notation).
In view of the above background, it has become imperative to investigate into
the level of awareness of adolescents on maters concerning AIDS. These have a
lot to do with their personal health and well being. An informed person
irrespective of age can make some difference in managing and problem it is
therefore the aim of this research to assess and ascertain, the knowledge of
AIDS amongst Nigeria adolescents with focus on the secondary school students of
Oredo local government area, of Edo state.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The disease {AIDS} unlike most other sickness is posing an challenge not only
to the world in general but to the developing countries in particular. This
study is an investigation into the knowledge and awareness of Aids among
adolescents in secondary school of Oredo local government area in Edo state.
Most adolescents in Nigeria have hard of aids especially from friends media’s
and through cheap literature.
Adolescent and even adults have a misconception about the Aids disease. They
consider it a raity or white man’s disease and no more threat.
Adolescents needs a basic knowledge the clinical features of aids the mode of
transmission and the associated risk of infection in order to maintain the personal
person health and other member of the society.
PURPOSE OF STUDY
This study is set to examine the level of awareness of Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome {AIDS} amongst adolescent in secondary school students in
Oredo local government area in Edo state. For the purpose of the study, the
following basic assumption will be tested.
It is generally assumed that most adolescents do not have in depth knowledge
than their counterpart in secondary school. Finally that most adolescent are
quite ignorant of mode of the transmission of AIDS disease.
RESEARCHABLE QUESTIONS
Based on the above assumption the following researchable question will be
tested.
1.
What is
the level of awareness of secondary school adolescent in Oredo local government
on the mode of transmission of Aids?
2.
What is
the perception of secondary school adolescents in Oredo local government on the
level of seriousness of Aids.
3.
What is
the source of information on Aids among adolescent in secondary school.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study was carried out to determine the level of awareness of Aids among
adolescent in Oredo local government area of Edo state. It is the opinion of
the researcher that when the study is completed, it would advance the knowledge
in the field of education and also serves as a reference source to further
studies.
The result of this study will highlight the knowledge of Nigeria adolescent on
Aids especially in secondary schools of Oredo.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Aids is
caused by a small germ called “HIV”
Human: the
virus only lives in humans and not in animals, insects, water or air.
Immuno deficiency: The
virus cause the immune or defense system of the body to be less effective in protecting
from disease.
Virus: A virus
is very small germ therefore HIV virus is do tiny that a full stop at the end
of a sentence can contain 230,000 of them. Once HIV gets into the blood system
you cannot remove it.
Sexuality: This is
the felling and activities connected with personals sexual desires.
Homosexuality: This
refers to as sexual interest in and sexual activity with a member of the same
sex.
Promiscuity: Having
many sexual partners.
Rationale: The
principles or reasons on which something is based.
Sex education: This is
something perceived as the provision of sex knowledge or information.
Ambivalent: Having
or showing mixed good and bad feeling about a particular object, person or
situation.
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