IJRMBS | Volume 2,Issue 11,Nov,2016
Abstract:-
The purpose of the study was to determine knowledge and the extent of practice of universal safety precaution (USP) of HIV and AIDS prevention strategy among secondary school students in Abia State. The study utilized the descriptive survey design in order to achieve the purpose of the study. Two research questions were posed and four null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The Yaro Yamane sampling technique was adopted to sample 942 senior secondary school students (SSS) out of a population of 199,562 in three Education Zones of Abia State. Questionnaire was the only instrument used for data collection. Three experts validated the instrument. Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient was used to determine the internal consistency of the instrument which yielded 0.85. Percentage statistic was used to analyze the data collected while chi-square and t-test were used to test the hypotheses. Findings of the study revealed that SSS in Abia State possessed high knowledge of but utilized to a low extent the USP prevention strategy of HIV and AIDS. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended among other things the continued provision of health education and awareness campaign on the prevention strategies of HIV and AIDS to SSS in Abia State.
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