Knowledge, attitude, and behavioral practices pertaining to human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome among secondary school adolescents in makurdi, Nigeria

Trend of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Care For People Living with HIV and AIDS in Benue State, North Central, Nigeria

“…Therefore, it is important that secondary school students understand HIV prevention and transmission and have developed humanistic attitudes. The findings in the present study reiterate the need for re-enforcing school AIDS education by inclusion of sex education in secondary school curriculum, organization of health education/HIV preventive programs for schools, empowerment of teachers as effective health educators and counsellors for HIV/AIDS prevention, intensification, and encouragement of the use of mass media in disseminating HIV/AIDS information (22).…”

“…Awofala and Ogundele report shows the dynamics of HIV transmission in Nigeria, its emerging trends and the sentinel surveillance system put in place by the governmental and non-governmental institutions, and international organizations (22). Notwithstanding, HIV/AIDS prevention and the high risk taken to be infected by individuals and care for PABA in Benue State is buttress in this research (19).…”

“…This is to ensure that there are health systems in place to track patients who default on their appointments, or avoid long waiting times during clinical consultation, medication pickups and laboratory services (19)(20). So, Benue State Agency for the Control of AIDS (BENSACA) has put in place health facilities in some points such as Federal Medical Centre River HIV/APIN clinic in Wadata at Makurdi to encourage People Affected By AIDS (PABA) and as well decongest ART clinics, pharmacies and other service delivery points (22).…”

“…A report that showed a critical impact on the prevention of contracting and spreading HIV in Benue was carried out in Makurdi (23). Thus, Agbecha and Gberindyer (2017) reports have shown that adolescents in the general setting engage in activities that enhance the spread of the virus. Two hundred randomly selected adolescent students from 10 different schools in Makurdi were involved in the cross-sectional study (23).…”

“…The people of Benue state are known for agricultural activities as the food basket of the nation, therefore there are strategies to see that both elites and non-elites are aware of HIV/AIDS in the state. Thus, a report on campaign AIDS among farmers in Makurdi Local Government Area (LGA) of the state had also been reported (22). A total of 140 farmers were selected for interview using a simple random sampling technique.…”