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INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
HIV/AIDS
has created a major health and social problems which has estimated to threaten
the survival of individuals in most countries. In Nigeria HIV/AIDS situation is
generally pathetic issues particularly the increasing rate of HIV/AIDS
infection and death among students in Benin City which is the chief concern of
this research. HIV/AIDS was first officially reported in San Francisco in June
1981 by doctors from Los Angeles who discovered the strange disease
fundamentally among male students who were homosexuals and intravenous drugs
users.
The
disease is prevalent among homosexual because it is commonly found in the blood
and homosexual engaged in anal sex which causes rectal bleeding that make
transmission take place. most researcher believe that human beings acquired
HIV/AIDS through different means. Several schools of taught which are idealism
=, behaviorism and pragmatism et arose concerning the causes of HIV/AIDS is
caused by a virus known as T-Lymphotrophic virus type III (HTL II) or AIDS related
virus (ARV) infection of this virus does not always lead to Aid preliminary in
good health other may develop illness varying severity from mild to extremely
serious. The virus that subsequently lead to Aid diseases is called Human
Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV). According to population report 2007 of the Joint
United Programme for HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) which show approximately 20,000 new
cases of HIV infected occur per day globally, 50% of this are among young
people 30% of over sixty million people living with HIV/AIDS are within the age
bracket of 15 to 30 years. Population report (2001) Africa is the epic center
of the pander because of it has felt the greatest of AIDS where of Africa
constituted only 13.2% of world population it account for 69.2% i.e. about
(2/3) of world HIV/AIDS cases.
By
the year 2007, 2.3 million Africa out of 36.1 million world wide have been
infected (W.H.O.) AIDS is the fourth leading cause of death in the world wide
number of one cause of death in Sub Sahara Africa in this region2 million death
as result of AIDS was recorded for the year 2007 which make 80% of the total
world wide population those infected with HIV/AIDS and Nigeria as a populous
country is not excluded.
In
Nigeria HIV/AIDS situation is getting worst a a result of ignorance, denial
stigmatization and unsaved sexual practice. Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS is
increased by social factors such as moral decadence, conflict, inequality, and
inadequate health care system and poverty. Ragging
from research activities like huge financially having been invested by
individual, local committee medical experts governmental organization to fight
against the spread of the view and to take care of the people living with
HIV/AIDS. The use of anti-retroviral
drugs, use of micro biocide (for vaginal or erectal administration). Effective
sex education, family life education (FLE) are all target campaigns against the
killer disease HIV/AIDS. However, in many developing countries like Nigeria
Aids remain a rising epidemic where there is inadequate knowledge about Hiv
status indulge in HIV/AIDS friendly behaviour and illicit prenatal and
unprotected sexual activities at an alarming rate. Whether in school or at
home, the age of which most Nigerian students have their first sexual
experience is increasing and also the rate of their promiscuity. As a result of
the problem of lack of awareness mentioned above the study is undertaking to
explain the phenomenon of HIV/AIDS, and way to spread and to create awareness
on the risk danger severity and consequences of being infected with HIV/AIDS
since Aids has remain on incurable disease.
Students
can reduce their risk of exposure to HIV/AIDS by modifying and changing their
sexual attitude and behaviour.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS
A
lot of work has been done about Aids especially in terms of prevention and
finding a cure, non governmental organization and governmental organization
have put so much financial human materials resources in the war against Aids
inspite of this the disease has continued to spread at an alarming rate and
Africa countries recorded the greatest number of Hiv infections and death. The
United Nation (UN) estimated that 34.3 million in the world have Aids more than
50% higher than what the world health organization global programme projected
in 2002 with 24.3 million of them in sub-Saharan Africa Sampont, 2008
Everyone
is vulnerable to HIV/AIDS infections but it has been observed that adolescent
and youth are more vulnerable, this is true in most developed and under
developed countries from a substantial point of view todays students are under
greater peril of HIV/AIDS, STDs and Aids control agency estimate that more than
60% of new cases of HIV/AIDS infections occurs in youth between the age bracket
of 13-17 years, this is because students are becoming sexually active and
having multiple sexual partners and their vulnerable misconception about course
and consequence of the risk severity of the disease. Another issue to be considered is
that parents shy away from educating their children sexually, and this type of
education may not be in school curriculum which makes most students at risk as
a result of ignorance? Not only this many affluent and poor young students with
insufficient parental nurture and guidance because parent spend most of their
time for mix of survival.
Some
students lack adequate and proper knowledge about this disease and their own
development and its implication through the lack of awareness about protective
and provisional health and how to utilize this service and this is attributed
to the medical institutional effect today in Nigeria and turn lead to
considerable negative aspect such as socio-economic on the students, family and
society at large. This implies that if there is awareness and knowledge of
consequence of HIV/AIDS among students
the high prevalent could be reduces and students will embrace preventive
behavioural change since the students have the right to speak specifically in
this HIV/AIDS era.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The
purpose of the study are:
i.
To access the level of awareness and
knowledge about HIV/AIDS among students.
ii.
To determine the attitude of students
towards people living with HIV/AIDS
iii.
To enlighten all students about the right
to protect themselves against HIV/AIDS.
iv.
To inculcate into students the important
routes through which proper information about sex, sexuality reproduction and human
disease are made available.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Based
on the above assumptions, the following research question will be tested
i.
What is the level of awareness of students on
the mode of transmission of Aids?
ii.
What is the source of information on Aids
among students?
iii.
What is the perception of students towards
HIV/AIDS?
iv.
What is the attitude of students about
HIV/AIDS?
v.
Does cultural and religions influences make
you to lack proper information about HIV/AIDS.
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
Every
students, lecturer, staff and non-academic staff is venerable to HIV/AIDS which
has considerable negative affects of an individual, family and society at
large.
Naturally
a great deal of pressure is on the researcher to find out how all categories of
person can be protected from HIV/AIDS infection. The problem of HIV/AIDS is not
only a medical issue but also a social issue since it affect the entire society
as a whole. No disease can be effectively study outside social condition or
without adequate information about social factors.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This
study will be carried out among students in Ovia North East in Benin City, Edo
State. The range age of the population to be studied is between seventeen to
twenty five include male and female students in different departments. The
study is an assessment of the level of HIV/AIDS awareness and their knowledge
leading to attitude behavioural change.
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