HIV/AIDS RISK BEHAVIOURS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

HIV/AIDS RISK BEHAVIOURS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ENUGU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ABSTRACT

This study investigates HIV/AIDS risk behaviour among secondary school students in Enugu North Local Government Area. In order to carry out this study effectively (3) three research questions were raised and answered using percentages. This study reviewed literature on the HIV/AIDS risk behavior among students. It was found that most of the causes originate from individual’s health behaviors and way of living. The research design used is survey, and the instrument for the study was questionnaire. The population composed of the entire secondary school student’s in Enugu north local government area.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

By meaning HIV is human immune-deficiency virus, AIDS is acquired immune-deficiency syndrome. HIV and Aids risk behaviors among secondary school student a research topic that seek to investigate the behaviors of secondary school students that increase the spread of this epidermisaids in our society. UN (2000) reported that in 1999 alone 4 million people in sub-Saharan Africa became infected with the human immune-deficiency virus that causes acquired immune-deficiency syndromes. In several African countries, at least half of male currently, at age is will eventually die of aids (UNAIDS).

Hornby (2001) defined risk as the possibility of meeting danger or suffering harm or loss or person on things that is a source of danger. Risk as used in the research topic then can be defined as behaviors by the students that have possibility of causing harm.Behavior that increase chance of spreading and contracting injections as people, or one attitudes and manners; The research will try to pinpoint some behavior of secondary school students that increase the chances of spreading and contractingHIV and AIDS. The joint united nation’s programme on HIV and AIDS shows that, the spread of this epidermis is in a geometric form Jennifer James (1999) observed that sexual-inter-course among the society is a major factor for the spread of this virus. The prevalence of AIDS virus among prostitutes, however, caused renewed concern about the problem of prostitutes in the 1980 support this with authority.

Ezekwe and Awachie (2010) observed that secondary school students behavior, contribute much to the spread of HIV and aids because many secondary students engaged in drug and also get involved in alcohol drinking. They also engage in sexual behaviors, which increase the chances of exposure to HIV and AIDS. Because of the effect of the drugs and alcohol explain they would be a risk factor for HIV and AIDS. Watching of pornographic pictures increases their dense for sex and as a result gets involved in caused unprotected sex. Again watching pornographic films cause secondary school student to in duty in behaviors that  lead them into sexual intercourse taking illegal  drugs, taking alcohol their reaction will change automatically because of thosesubstance  they has putting into their memory. It causes them to behave abnormally. Adolescents are more at risk of this infection, became secondary school students are adolescents, and a study to determine their behavior towards sexuality becomes very important.

Agujiobi (2003) observed that adolescents were a period of confusion, sexual explosion and experimentations. Since HIV infection is associated with sexuality, the observation could increases the adolescents,vulnerability to the epidermis. Again secondary school students are known to be sexually actives. Since risk had been defined as the possibility of meeting danger been defined is the possibility of meeting danger or shuttering harm the students sexual actively may be a potential danger of the harm of aids. In this study the behavior of the secondary school student in the 34 grammar schools in Enugu education zone that could promote the contraction of HIV will be determined. Furthermore, the influence of school type and gender on these students behavior will also be determined.