Preferences and Experiences towards HIV/AIDS- Education among Secondary School Students: – A questionnaire study in Dodoma region, Tanzania.
2010 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
Önskemål och erfarenheter om HIV/AIDS- utbildning bland gymnasieelever : – En enkätstudie i Dodoma, Tanzania (Swedish)
Abstract [en]
The aim of the study was to investigate secondary school students´ preferences and experiences towards HIV/AIDS- education. A cross- sectional study was carried out in Dodoma region on five different secondary schools. Data was collected by a self-administered questionnaire, which was completed by 380 informants. The sample was made from the independent variables; gender, school location and school ownership. The result showed that 93 % of the students thought they need more information about HIV/AIDS. Only 51 % of the students felt that they had enough knowledge about HIV/AIDS to protect themselves from being infected by the virus. Half of all the students felt that there is a lack of support from the school to students living with HIV/AIDS. The students selected teachers, parents and doctor or health worker as the key persons in the HIV/AIDS- education. The conclusion is that there is a need of more information about HIV/AIDS among secondary school students. To reach out with the message to the students, the key persons have to interact and struggle towards the same goal. Further research should have a qualitative approach to examine secondary school students´ preferences and experiences towards HIV/AIDS- education.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2010. , p. 16
Keywords [en]
experiences, HIV/AIDS- education, preferences, secondary school, Tanzania
National Category
Public Health, Global Health and Social Medicine
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-4709OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-4709DiVA, id: diva2:323513
Presentation
2010-05-31, Högskolan i Halmstad, Kristian IV:s väg 3, Halmstad, 08:30 (Swedish)
Uppsok
Social and Behavioural Science, Law
Supervisors
Examiners
2010-06-212010-06-112025-10-01Bibliographically approved