Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of HIV/AIDS among High School Students in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Azeez, Adeboye; Qin, Yongsong; Odeyemi, Akinwumi; Ndege, James

doi:10.1080/09709274.2016.11906989

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“…Furthermore, it has been noted by various authors that students who are less sexually active are less likely to continue engaging in sexual activity if a condom tears during sexual contact. These ndings are virtually identical to those previously reported 10 The ndings indicate that the participants had a restricted understanding of the consequences of gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The most successful measures to avoid gonorrhea and other STIs are delity and abstinence, however.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Hence, it becomes even more crucial to address these misconceptions through comprehensive sexual education programs and promote a culture of understanding and empathy among young people. By doing so, we can foster a more inclusive and supportive environment that encourages open dialog and reduces the stigma associated with STIs 10 . Inadequate knowledge regarding the mode of transmission and spread of gonorrhea among African adolescents and university students might be a potential cause for this occurrence 11 .…”

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confidence: 99%

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Prevalence of Gonorrhea and Associated Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among High School Students in Burao City, Somaliland

Yosef,

Awil,

Adem

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Background: Gonorrhea, caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhea, is a prevalent sexually transmitted infection (STI) that significantly impacts the health and well-being of individuals worldwide. It is the second most common preventable and treatable STI. In women, gonococcal infections often do not exhibit noticeable symptoms, leading to undetected and untreated infections. This can result in severe complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility. Hence, the objective of this research is to evaluate the prevalence of gonorrhea infection among high school students in Burao City, Somaliland, while also examining their knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with this infection. Methods: A quantitative method was employed in conducting an institutional-based cross-sectional study in selected schoolsin Burao City. The sampling method used was systematically random. To collect data, a structured questionnaire with four parts was utilized. The collected data underwent a thorough process of checking for completeness, cleaning, coding, and entry using Kobo toolbox software (ODK). Subsequently, the data wereexported to the Statistical Package for Social Sciences(SPSS) version 27 for analysis. Descriptive statistics were utilized to describe the study population to relevant variables. Furthermore, the chi-square test and odds ratio were performed at a 95% confidence interval using a p-value of less than 0.05. Result: The study included 384 participants, with almost equal gender distribution. The response rate was high at 99%. The majority of participants had a negative attitude toward gonorrhea, while a significant proportion had acceptable preventive practices. The prevalence of gonorrhea was 2.1%. The logistic regression analysis revealed that good knowledge and a positive attitude toward gonorrhea were associated with higher levels of acceptable sexual practices. Additionally, practices and attitudestoward gonorrheawere strongly associated with each other. Conclusion: According to this study, the level of awareness regarding gonorrhea infection among school children in Burao City was significantly inadequate. Even though over half of the students reported no sexual relationships, a considerable number of them were still engaging in risky sexual behaviors such as unprotected sex.

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confidence: 86%

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confidence: 99%

Prevalence of Gonorrhea and Associated Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among High School Students in Burao City, Somaliland

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Awil,

Adem

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“…The overall positive attitude score in this study was (72.5%). This result higher in comparison with the study carried out in South Africa (63.1%) [24]and in Ghana (58.5%) [26].…”

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“…This might be happened due to a similar geographical location which was far from the center and slightly similar population size. The nding was lower than the studies carried out in South Africa 95.5% [24]. However, the result higher than the studies conducted in northern Ethiopia, Gondar town 45% [25] and in West Africa Ghana 61.6% [26].…”

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Assessment of the factors affecting practice towards HIV/AIDS among in-School Youth in the West Guji Zone, South Ethiopia, 2021

Adola

2021

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Back Ground: Human immune deficiency virus was a worldwide pandemic, yet there is no proven medicine and vaccine to cure or prevent it. Prevention is only the mainstay solution to control the spread of the virus among high-risk young populations. Young peoples were at the greatest risk of HIV because of several influencing factors like: maturity-related physiological, emotional changes, sexuality, peer pressure, economical problem, and knowledge gaps concerning HIV. Therefore, continuously assessing prevention practice towards HIV among vulnerable young populations is relevant to yield necessary intervention.Methods and materials: Health care facility-based cross-sectional study design took place from December 01/2020 To January 01/2021. The multistage sampling technique was used in this study and a total of 615 participants were enrolled in the study. A self-administered questionnaire technique was employed to collect the data. The data was cross-checked before entered into Epi-Data version 4.4.3.1 and exported to SPSS Statistics Version 25 for analysis. Descriptive and inferential statistics were needed in the study. Bivariate logistic regression was done to check the association between dependent and independent variables. Variables that had association at p< 0.25 were entered into a multivariate logistic regression model to obtain an adjusted odds ratio. Statically significance cut point settled at p < 0.05 with 95% confidence intervals. Results: Out of the 615 students, 586 were completed the questionnaires in which 95.3% of respondents rate. The overall scores of poor knowledge, unfavorable attitude, and unsafe practice concerning HIV in the current study were 25.1%, 27.5%, and 24.2%. Of all study subjects; 38.7% were undifferentiated HIV from AIDS and 20.1% of them were wrongly reported as HIV/AIDS was a curable disease. Slightly more than half 51.5%, 28.2%, and 19.3% of the respondents were misbelieved that HIV transmitted by mosquito bit, eating food cooked by HIV positive person, and handshaking respectively. Voluntarily counseling and testing service was not utilized by (34.8%) respondents and 139(23.7%) were sexually active. Early initiation of sex at age < 15 years old was reported by 70(50.4%) and the mean of first sex was (15.68 + 2.13SD). Females were 71.6% time more likely protect from HIV AOR = 0.284, 95% CI = 0.18-0.43), Age group 15-19 (AOR = 4.69, 95%CI =2.33-9.42), singles in marital status (AOR= 7.03, 95%CI =3.19-15.52), Visiting sexual related video (AOR= 0.202, 95CI = 0.11-0.38) and sharing sharp (AOR= 0.089, 95%CI = 0.04-1.21) were factors significantly associated with practice towards HIV. Conclusion: Misconception on ways of HIV transmission and misbelieves towards people living with HIV, Knowledge, and practice gap were identified in this study. HIV risk behavior such as drinking alcohol, vising sexual-related videos, sharing sharp materials practiced by some of the study participants. Therefore, continuous and age-appropriate youth-friendly health services emphasized risk behavior reduction and delay in early initiation of sexual intercourse must be given to youth. Furthermore, training focused on HIV, ways of transmission, and how to prevent it must be given by the concerned bodies to step up the students’ knowledge, attitude and practice. Additionally, all stakeholders including health care institutions, education institutions, and mass-medias give strong concern to alleviate misconceptions around HIV/AIDS particularly in this time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Prevalence of Gonorrhea and Associated Knowledge, Attitude and Risky Behaviors and Preventive Practices Among High School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of HIV/AIDS among High School Students in Eastern Cape, South Africa

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Prevalence of Gonorrhea and Associated Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among High School Students in Burao City, Somaliland

Prevalence of Gonorrhea and Associated Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among High School Students in Burao City, Somaliland

Assessment of the factors affecting practice towards HIV/AIDS among in-School Youth in the West Guji Zone, South Ethiopia, 2021

Prevalence of Gonorrhea and Associated Knowledge, Attitude and Risky Behaviors and Preventive Practices Among High School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

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