AN ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND BELIEF ABOUT HIV/AIDS AMONG STUDENT’S IN TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN ZARIA

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dc.contributor.authorBELLO, YAHAYA BABAMBA
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-11T09:13:00Z
dc.date.available2014-03-11T09:13:00Z
dc.date.issued2010-02
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FACULTY OF EDUCATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA, NIGERIA FEBRUARY 2010en_US
dc.description.abstractThe study was designed to assess the knowledge, attitude and belief of undergraduate students toward HIV/AIDS in Zaria Education Zone of Kaduna state. In order to effectively execute this study, six hypotheses were formulated. The significant level of 0.05 was adopted to reject or accepts the hypotheses. The sample size consisted of five hundred students who were drawn from the three tertiary institutions in Zaria Education Zone. Data that were collected were analysed. Statistical methods employed in analysing the data were One way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and t-test, table were used for the data analysis. Percentages, Frequencies and Distribution were all employed in the data analysis. A “Knowledge, Attitude and Belief Questionnaire (KABQ) was designed by the researcher to collect data. The study revealed that non-significant difference exists between male and female students, resident and nonresident students as well as married and unmarried students in their knowledge, attitude and belief toward HIV/AIDS. Also, significant difference exists between students in various academic levels and students from the three institutions understudy with regards to their knowledge, attitude and belief toward HIV/AIDS. The study also shows that there is a relationship between students’ socio-economic status and their knowledge, attitude and belief toward HIV/AIDS. It was recommended that students’ should take HIV/AIDS course and pass before graduating. This will give them sound information of the disease. School management should Mount Massive enlightens campaign; this would improve students’ knowledge, attitude and belief toward HIV/AIDS. Government and Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) should invest vigorously on education by way of providing scholarship and loans/grants to students’, particularly those students’ from low socio-economic status, to enable them become self reliant through Income Generating Activities (IGA) in order to alleviate poverty which is the major cause of HIV/AIDS transmissions.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3681
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.titleAN ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND BELIEF ABOUT HIV/AIDS AMONG STUDENT’S IN TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN ZARIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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