HIV/AIDS’ knowledge and condom usage as preventive measure among university students in South West Nigeria

Lanre, Olaitan O. Lanre,

doi:10.21608/eajbsg.2009.16712

HIV/AIDS’ knowledge and condom usage as preventive measure among university students in South West Nigeria

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Olaitan O. Lanre, Lanre

Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, University of Ilorin, Kwara State Nigeria

10.21608/eajbsg.2009.16712

Abstract

The study
investigated HIV/AIDS knowledge and the use of condom as prevention among the
university students in south west Nigeria. A total of 750 students
were chosen as subjects using a multistage sampling technique, and a structured
questionnaire was used to gather information from the subjects. Research
questions were raised and research hypothesis was formulated. Descriptive
statistic were used for the socio demographic characteristics, and research
question, while the inferential statistics of pearson product moment correlation
coefficient was employed to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significant.
The findings showed that, there existed a significant relationship between the
students knowledge of HIV/AIDS and the use of condom as prevention. It was
recommended among these that, adequate knowledge about reproductive health,
especially sex education should be given priority in our school from secondary
and tertiary levels, and government should emphasize on health education as
introduce health science back into the secondary school curriculum, because the
university students who is expected to pass through this level of education
would have gained adequate knowledge about HIV/AIDS and use of condom, since
this time usually the experimental stage for sexual activity

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