Oyinloye AO; International Conference on AIDS (15th : 2004 : Bangkok, Thailand).
Int Conf AIDS. 2004 Jul 11-16; 15: abstract no. C11114.
Laye Medical Ltd, P.O. Box 11955, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria 500001 , Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Introduction: Ulcerative and non-ulcerative Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) are generally known to predispose to HIV infection. The epidemic of HIV is said to be driven by infection of young people. Objectives: This study aims to determine the difference in the knowledge, attitude and perception of senior secondary students of HIV infection and STDs. Method: 320 senior secondary students from 5 public secondary schools were interviewed using a structured 14-item questionnaire. Results: 92.5% of the respondents identified sexual transmitted route as a mode of transmission of HIV infection, 67% identified sharing of infected sharp objects as a mode of transmission of HIV, and 76% say HIV can be transmitted form mother to child. 82% recognized genital ulceration as a sign of sexually transmitted disease, 72% recognized genital discharge as a symptom of sexually transmitted disease. When asked to mention the other types of STDs (apart from HIV/AIDS) known, 93% of the respondents mentioned Gonorrhea and 88% mentioned Syphilis. Only 3 % mentioned Candidiasis. No respondents mention Non Gonococcal Urethritis (NGU), Lymphogranuloma venerum and Herpes infection. Conclusion: there is a difference in the knowledge of the respondents about HIV infection and STDs. This may be accounted for in part by the media campaigns on HIV/AIDS. It is important to address the issue of the knowledge of STDs like NGU, which are commoner than Gonorrhea and syphilis, which are more commonly known.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Attitude
- Child
- Data Collection
- Government
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Humans
- Infection
- Local Government
- Nigeria
- Perception
- Questionnaires
- Schools
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Students
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UI: 102277256
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