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University students’ attitudes towards HIV/AIDS in Finland and in Kenya

2008

The purpose of this study is to describe and to compare the university students' attitudes (knowledge, feelings and behaviour) towards HIV/AIDS (Human Immune Deficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) in Finland and in Kenya and to find explanatory factors associated with the sexual risk behaviour. For educators, managers and experts in health care and education the results will provide an opportunity to deepen their knowledge and awareness of students' sexual behaviour. These results may also be used for planning an educational programme for youngsters and young adults in order to promote healthy sexual behaviour. This study is focused on the viewpoint of preventive health care and sexual health promotion. The study is a comparative research with quantitative and qualitative methods. The study group consists of 525 first year students (411 Finnish and 114 Kenyan students) of Oulu

The views of university students regarding HIV/AIDS

Students studying at Hacı Bektaşi Veli Form were developed by the researcher in order to determine the views of university students. The study is a descriptive type of study. These forms consisted of 12 open ended questions related to the students' views about HIV/AIDS. The answers given to the 12 open ended questions in the form were combined and gathered under common headers. The frequencies and percentages will be calculated later on.

First Year University Students’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards HIV/AIDS

Journal of Educational Development and Practice

The main purpose of the study was to investigate first year students’ knowledge, attitude, and practices towards HIV/AIDS. In achieving this objective, the descriptive research design was adopted. The study participants comprised 249 level 100 students. A questionnaire developed by Carey and Schroder (2002) was used to collect data on students’ HIV/AIDS knowledge. A researcher-designed instrument was used to collect data on students’ attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS and practices regarding HIV/AIDS. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for the analyses. The findings of the study revealed that the respondents’ knowledge level on HIV/AIDS was low and their practices regarding the disease were also poor. However, the respondents had positive attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS. The study recommends HIV/AIDS education course should be incorporated into the university’s curriculum to help increase students’ knowledge on HIV/AIDS and also enhance th...

Perception of Hiv/Aids Among Students at College and University

INWASCON Technology Magazine, 2019

The purpose of this study to describe students' perception of HIV/AIDS and individuals with HIV/AIDS while they are studying at University or college. This study has used the concept of perception to capture students' attitudes, knowledge and feeling toward HIV/AIDS and individuals with HIV/AIDS. The data were collected by using a questionnaire. A simple random sample of 252 pre-degree or matriculation, diploma and degree students where 53.6% or 135 male and 46.4% or 117 females. The results show that majority students have a good knowledge concerning HIV/AIDS but they were refused to deal with person who infected with the virus. The significant value gives us a value of 0.058 for general knowledge which gives us an interpretation that there is no difference between each level of education and their knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS. However, for variable named as attitude, the significant value is 0.000 which lead us to an interpretation that at least one level of education is having a different mean compare to other level of education.

A Study of First Year Students Attitude towards HIV and AIDS

Global Journal of Health Science

INTRODUCTION: Attitude towards HIV and AIDS has been a concern in a number of researches undertaken in the area of HIV and AIDS. Attitude towards HIV and AIDS has two dimensions mainly positive and negative that influence stigma and discrimination towards People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA). The objective of this paper is to determine students’ attitude towards HIV and AIDS when they start university life.METHOD: The study has employed a longitudinal study design in which data was collected in two phases. This paper presents the results of phase I with the population of the study being all 1st year Ardhi University undergraduate students 2011/12. A sample size of 625 students was determined by using Survey System Package available free on the internet. Stratified random sampling was employed whereby students were categorized into schools and selected proportionately by sex. Data was collected through literature review and questionnaires and analysed using Statistical Package for...

HIV/AIDS–related knowledge and attitude among Assiut University students

2020

Background: With the continuing dramatic increase of HIV/ AIDS incidence adequate knowledge about the disease transmission is essential step for prevention. As general, knowledge and attitude studies are used in designing health promotion and education programs for interventions. Aim: This study aims to assess knowledge and attitude towards HIV/ AIDS among Assiut University students. Methods: The study was performed by using both quantitative and qualitative design among Assiut University students with gender segregation; cross sectional study using self -administered questionnaire among 500 males' non-medical students and Five Focus Group Discussions among females' students in Faculty of Nursing during the academic year 2012/2013. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version16. The significant level of p value was calculated at p< 0.05. Results: The present study included 500 male's non-medical university students aged 18 to 24 years with mean age 20.9 years old ...

Knowledge and Attitudes of University Students towards HIV/AIDS in Turkey: Selçuk University Example

Academic Research International, 2015

Aims: The aim of the present study is to examine the knowledge and attitudes of university students towards HIV/AIDS in terms of its correlation with certain variables. Method: The research was designed as a cross-sectional study. The sample of the study is composed of 943 students attending the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture under Konya Selçuk University. With the aim of identifying the knowledge and attitudes of the students towards HIV/AIDS, a 25-item HIV/AIDS survey and a personal information form is used. The data were observed to be compatible with the normal distribution and a "t-test" and a "one-way analysis of variance" with a view to determining the correlation of their level of knowledge on HIV/AIDS with a range of variables. Results: The percentage of respondents was 51.5% at the Faculty of Health Sciences and 48.5% at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. 58.9% of the participants were women (n=555) and 41.1% men (n=388). The statistical analysis performed in the same concept led to the observation that the level of knowledge of the students on HIV/AIDS varied significantly in line with age, faculty of attendance, paternal level of education, place of residence and delivery of training on HIV/AIDS, whereas the variation arising from sex, family structure and maternal level of education was identified not to be significant. Conclusion: The university years, marking the beginning of sexual activities, and university students as a target audience are combined to form quite an important group to be informed on HIV/AIDS. Specifically, school-based training programs, community-based activities and public training programs targeting the youth have an improving effect on the level of knowledge on HIV/AIDS. Training is considered to be of great importance in both getting to know and staying protected against this condition.

A review of the knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of university students concerning HIV/AIDS

Health Promotion International, 1997

This paper reviews the current literature related to HIV/ AIDS and university students, and discusses how this information can be used in health promotion programming and evaluation. Research related to HIV/AIDS among university students has focused primarily on the assessment of knowledge, attitudes and behaviours and, to a lesser extent, on the e¡ectiveness of educational interventions. Ensuring the greatest success involves a multifaceted and coordinated e¡ort which brings together faculty, administration, students, health education professionals and the external community of students. Any program targeting HIV/AIDS can be included in a more comprehensive initiative for improving and maintaining student health. The skills learned to reduce the risk of HIV infection are transferable to other health issues and involve empowering students to take control and responsibility for their actions. This empowerment, combined with good knowledge and healthy attitudes, will allow the skills learned to be used when students are outside of the university setting.