Myths &amp; Misconception Among Young on Sex &amp; HIV/ AIDS – An Overview

William, Alexander

doi:10.15373/2249555x/dec2013/160

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“…The participants were able to at least mention one mode of HIV transmission. However, only 27.4% (n = 67/245) of the total participants knew all the established modes of HIV transmission [ 14 ] [ 32 ] [ 34 ] [ 36 ], with 14.3% (n = 35/120) and 13.1% (n = 32/125) from urban and rural schools respectively. The sexual intercourse with an infected person as mode of HIV transmission was the most mentioned mode (32.3%, n = 79/245) among the study participants with 18.0% (n = 44/120) and 14.3% (n = 35/125) from urban and rural schools respectively.…”

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“…The sexual intercourse with an infected person as mode of HIV transmission was the most mentioned mode (32.3%, n = 79/245) among the study participants with 18.0% (n = 44/120) and 14.3% (n = 35/125) from urban and rural schools respectively. This was followed by those who mentioned all the established modes of HIV transmission including sexual intercourse with an infected person, sharing sharp objects with an infected person, oral sex or contact through wounds with an infected person and blood transfusion from infected blood [ 14 ] [ 32 ] [ 34 ] [ 36 ]. Very few participants mentioned blood transfusion from infected blood as mode of HIV transmission (6.1%, n = 15/245) with 2.5% (n = 120) and 3.7% (n = 9/125) from urban and rural schools respectively.…”

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“…The lack of knowledge could be due to the fact that the programmes that are instituted in schools to control HIV transmission, the ABC strategy [ 22 ] [ 27 ] [ 31 ] [ 33 ] were mainly emphasizing sexual intercourse with infected person without wholesomely looking at all the established modes of HIV transmission. Whereas global comprehensive school and community-based HIV prevention programs have emphasized abstinence, condom use, as well as monogamy/partner reduction as important in reducing HIV prevalence and improve risk behaviors among young people [ 18 ] [ 20 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 33 ] [ 36 ], they do not emphasize the delivery of all established modes of HIV transmission to the group or if provided, there is misinformation on the modes as also reported in previous studies [ 36 ]. And the lack of knowledge on these modes of HIV transmission presents a knowledge gap and could be a risk factor to the vulnerable group on HIV acquisition and prevention among the participants.…”

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“…However, there was a small group of participants (16.3%, n = 40/245) with 12.7% (n = 31/120) and 3.6% (n = 9/125) from urban and rural schools respectively ( Table 4 ), who were not knowledgeable about the ABC HIV prevention strategy and this problem was more in urban schools as compared to the rural schools. This lack of knowledge on the ABC HIV prevention strategy by the urban schools could be due to the failure of some of those schools to institute and sustain the programmes for HIV prevention that offers the continued awareness of the HIV/AIDS among the participants [ 5 ] [ 22 ] [ 31 ] [ 34 ] [ 36 ]. However, the findings showed that the participants were more knowledgeable about the ABC HIV prevention strategy as compared to all other established modes of HIV transmission [ 22 ] [ 27 ].…”

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“…The findings also show that the HIV control programmes instituted in the schools can sufficiently deliver the message that HIV infection is incurable, though some of the participants seem to be lacking such information. It is also possible that the participants were not very conversant with the term “cure” as was used in the study coupled with the misconception and myths about the cure as reported in earlier studies [ 36 ]. For those who were not sure and those that believed that there is cure for HIV/AIDS, the findings shows that there is need to be done on information delivery to the population in relation to HIV treatment and cure.…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Secondary School Teenagers towards HIV Transmission and Prevention in Rural and Urban Areas of Central Uganda

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Muwonge²,

Mugisha³

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HIV/AIDS has remained a challenge in Uganda among adolescent despite the ABC strategy used globally to prevent HIV infection. The study assessed the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of secondary school teenagers towards HIV transmission and prevention in rural and urban schools of central Uganda. A cross sectional study using self-administered questionnaires and structured interviews was used to collect data from adolescents in secondary schools in Kampala and Buikwe districts. Eight schools were randomly selected with 4 schools in each district. A total of 245 students from schools were recruited in the study with 120 and 125 students from urban Kampala and rural Buikwe district schools respectively. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 11. The results were expressed as percentages in a 2 × 2 tables. The mean age of the participants was 15.9 ± 2.5 years. Results showed that 95.1% participants had knowledge on HIV/AIDS in both urban and rural schools and 27.4% knew all the modes of HIV transmission. About 83.7% knew the ABC strategy for HIV prevention and 37.6% would talk about HIV/AIDS mainly with friends. For HIV cure, 62.0% of study participants reported non-cure and 24.9% were not sure. The remaining 13.1% of the study participants in both urban and rural schools reported that HIV can be cured. And the modes of curing HIV that were mentioned by participants included spiritual healing, transmitting it to others through sexual intercourse and that antiretroviral (ARVs) drugs can cure it as well as that it can be cured abroad. About 65.7% of participants reported recognition of one with HIV/ AIDS and by having red lips, being sickly; weight loss, skin rash and being very rich were mentioned. About 39.2% of the study participants mentioned that they cannot get infected with HIV and can’t contract HIV at all and 18.4% believed that chances of getting HIV infection were high. On perception and attitude on condoms and their use, participants reported that it is a sign of mistrust, reduces sexual pleasures and they are embarrassing to buy. Majority of the participants in both urban and rural schools had some knowledge on HIV/AIDS and the ABC strategy for HIV prevention. However, there was a knowledge gap on the various modes of HIV transmission and prevention. There was misconception of the participants on HIV/AIDS cure, condom use and on the chances of contracting HIV. About the source of HIV/AIDS information, majority of the participants were getting information on HIV/AIDS from friends of which some information was misleading. This false information could be the reason for the increased HIV prevalence reported among the adolescents in the schools. Generally, participants had some knowledge on HIV/AIDS though they had knowledge gap on HIV transmission and prevention.

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