HIV/AIDS knowledge of secondary school learners in Sefhare, Botswana

Adenuga, Babafunso Aderemi

dc.contributor.advisor	Ehlers, Valerie Janet, 1948-
dc.contributor.author	Adenuga, Babafunso Aderemi
dc.date.accessioned	2010-11-10T12:40:03Z
dc.date.available	2010-11-10T12:40:03Z
dc.date.issued	2009-11
dc.date.submitted	2009-11
dc.identifier.citation	Adenuga, Babafunso Aderemi (2009) HIV/AIDS knowledge of secondary school learners in Sefhare, Botswana, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3820>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3820
dc.description.abstract	Quantitative, descriptive research, using self-completion questionnaires, was conducted to determine the level of HIV/AIDS knowledge of the learners in Sefhare. The sample, comprising 92 learners, was selected from forms 1-3. Of the learners, 53.4% knew what HIV/AIDS stand for, but only 13.6% said AIDS is caused by HIV and only 4.5% said AIDS is an incurable disease. The ABC of protecting oneself against HIV (abstain from sex, be faithful to one sex partner, use condoms) was mentioned by merely 57.6% of the learners. The learners’ lack of knowledge should be addressed by school HIV/AIDS programmes offered at schools in Botswana. As 81.5% of the learners were willing to be tested for HIV, this service should be made available with simultaneous confidential personal HIV/AIDS education, irrespective of the HIV test results. Teachers’ and parents’ HIV/AIDS knowledge should also be updated regularly.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	HIV/AIDS knowledge	en
dc.subject	Prevention of HIV infection	en
dc.subject	Teenage sexual beliefs	en
dc.subject	Secondary school learners
dc.subject.ddc	362.19697920096883
dc.subject.lcsh	AIDS (Disease)-- Botswana -- Prevention
dc.subject.lcsh	HIV infections -- Botswana -- Prevention
dc.subject.lcsh	AIDS (Disease) -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Botswana
dc.subject.lcsh	HIV infections -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Botswana
dc.subject.lcsh	Health education (Secondary) -- Botswana
dc.subject.lcsh	Life skills -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Botswana
dc.subject.lcsh	High school students -- Health and hygiene -- Botswana
dc.subject.lcsh	Sex instruction for teenagers -- Botswana
dc.subject.lcsh	Teenagers -- Sexual behavior -- Botswana
dc.subject.lcsh	Teenagers -- Botswana -- Conduct of life
dc.title	HIV/AIDS knowledge of secondary school learners in Sefhare, Botswana	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
dc.description.department	Health Studies
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Public Health)