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

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Adenuga, Babafunso Aderemi
Ehlers, Valerie

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2012

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en

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Botswana's HIV/AIDS school programme , HIV/AIDS knowledge , Prevention of HIV infection , Secondary school learners' sexual behaviour

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Quantitative, descriptive research, using self-completion questionnaires, was conducted to determine the level of HIV/AIDS knowledge of 92 secondary school learners in Sefhare, Botswana. Of the 92 respondents, about half could explain what HIV/AIDS was, 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 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

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Adenuga, B.A.; Ehlers, V.J(2012) HIV/AIDS knowledge of secondary school learners in Sefhare, Botswana. Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery 14(1) pp 16-27 2012

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Unisa

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https://uir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10520/EJC124896
 https://uir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/8891

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16825055

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AJNM Volume 14, Issue 1, 2012
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