KNOWLEDGE AND UTILIZATION OF VOLUNTARY COUNSELING AND TESTING SERVICES ON PREVENTION OF HIV/AIDS AMONG STUDENTS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA
KNOWLEDGE AND UTILIZATION OF VOLUNTARY COUNSELING AND TESTING SERVICES ON PREVENTION OF HIV/AIDS AMONG STUDENTS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA
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2014-08
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HARUNA, Umar Danasabe
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Abstract
This study aims at investigating knowledge and utilization of Voluntary Counseling Testing
(VCT) services on the prevention of HIV/AIDS among Students of Tertiary Institutions of
Bauchi State. However, to achieve the aim seven objectives and research questions each were
postulated to guide the study and seven hypotheses were formulated and tested. The study
adopted an ex-post facto design using a multistage sampling method, stratified sampling
technique was used to divide the Tertiary Institution into four strata and one school from each
stratum was drawn using random sampling, proportional and cluster sampling were deployed
in meeting the 381 respondents using modified self-developed questionnaire which contain
three sections. Descriptive statistic of mean, standard deviation were used to analyze the items
in the various section of the questionnaire while t-test, ANOVA and Pearson product moment
correlation coefficients were used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The data
collected was analyzed using statistical package of social sciences (SPSS). The result revealed
that majority of students in Tertiary Institutions of Bauchi State have knowledge on VCT
services and are utilizing VCT services; there are no significant difference between male and
female in their knowledge of VCT services among respondents; the result indicated no
significant difference between male and female in their utilization of VCT services among
respondents; significant difference existed on knowledge and utilization among students of
different tertiary institution; and knowledge of VCT services influences the utilization of VCT
services among respondents. Based on these findings it was recommended that VCT centres
should be cited in educational institutions for proximity to the people. Both sexes should have
to be encouraged to accept VCT for HIV through peer initiated VCT services at all levels of
care including in universities; to intensify health education to convince the remaining
minority who are still skeptical or ignorant of the benefits of VCT. Since knowledge of VCT
influenced the utilization of VCT services among the respondents. Health personnel should
intensify enlighten campaigns on the benefits of VCT utilization.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO A SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF
THE MASTER DEGREE IN EDUCATION (HEALTH EDUCATION)
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION, FACULTY OF
EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE
AUGUST, 2014
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KNOWLEDGE,, UTILIZATION,, VOLUNTARY COUNSELING,, TESTING SERVICES,, PREVENTION,, HIV/AIDS,, STUDENTS,, TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS,, BAUCHI STATE,, NIGERIA.