FAMILY COMMUNICATION ON HIV / AIDS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN A NORTHERN STATE OF NIGERIA

Authors

  • O. I. Musa
  • T. M. Akande
  • A. G. Salaudeen
  • O. M. Soladoye

Keywords:

Family communication, HIV/AIDS, Students, HIV and Communication

Abstract

Most Adolescents in Nigeria, like many others in Africa, are potentially at risk for contracting HIV through unprotected sexual intercourse. Yet the issue of how to help youth avoid risky sexual behaviour through family communication / education on HIV/AIDS is still of serious arguments within the society. This study examines the practice of family communication on HIV / AIDS among secondary school students. A descriptive study using 420 secondary school students selected by multi-stage random sampling was done. Self administered semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect relevant data. Only 48 (12.1%) reported family as the first source of information. However, most of the students 315 (79.7%) had family communication on HIV/AIDS with their family members. There is a gender difference in practice of family communication. Significantly higher proportion of the female students had family communication more than their male counterparts. The educational status of the parents significantly determined whether or not a student had family communication on HIV/AIDS. There is considerable level of family communication in the study population which should be encouraged further to cut across all members of the family.

Author Biographies

O. I. Musa

Dept of Epidemiology & Community Health, College of Medicine, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.

T. M. Akande

Dept of Epidemiology & Community Health, College of Medicine, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.

A. G. Salaudeen

Dept of Epidemiology & Community Health, College of Medicine, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.

O. M. Soladoye

Dept of General Medical Practice University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.

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Published

2008-04-05

How to Cite

Musa, O. I., Akande, T. M., Salaudeen, A. G., & Soladoye, O. M. (2008). FAMILY COMMUNICATION ON HIV / AIDS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN A NORTHERN STATE OF NIGERIA. African Journal of Infectious Diseases (AJID), 2(1), 46–50. Retrieved from https://athmsi.org/journals/index.php/AJID/article/view/414

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