TABLE OF CONTENTS
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DECLARATION ............................................................................. : ................................. i
APPROVAL OF THE SUPERVISOR ............................................................................ i
DEDICATION .................................................................................................................. ii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................... iii
LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................... iv
LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................... v
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABREVIATIONS .......................................................... vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................... vii
ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................ x
CHAPTER ONE .............................................................................. , ................................. 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1
I.I BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY .......................................................................... !
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ........................................................................ .4
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY ................................................................................. 5
1.3.1 General Objectives .............................................................................................. 5
1.3.2 Specific Objectives ............................................................................................. 5
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS ....................................................................................... 5
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY .......................................................................... 6
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY .......................................................................................... 6
1.7 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY ............................................................................ 7
CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................... 8
LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................. 8
2.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 8
2.2 HISTORY OF HIV/AIDS ......................................................................................... 8
2.3 DISTINCTION BETWEEN HIV INFECTION AND AIDS .................................... 9
2.4 MODES OF TRANSMISSION OF HIV/AIDS AND STDS .................................. 10
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2.5 THE GLOBAL STATUS OF HIV/AIDS ................................................................ 11
2.6 THE YOUTH AND HIV/AIDS AND STDS .......................................................... 12
2.7 SYMPTOMS OF HIV/AIDS ................................................................................... 13
2.8 HIV/AIDS AWARENESS ...................................................................................... 14
2.9 OBSTACLES TO THE EFFECTIVE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS ................... 15
2.10 EDUCATION AND HIVAIDS ............................................................................. 16
2.11 THE IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ............................................................................... 18
2.12 THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HIV/AIDS AND STDS ............................. 20
2.13 PREVENTION STRATEGIES FOR HIV/AIDS AND STDS ............................. 21
CHAPTER THREE ......................................................................................................... 23
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ................................................................................... 23
3.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 23
3.2 RESEARCH DESIGN ............................................................................................. 23
3.3 POPULATION ........................................................................ ) ............................... 23
3.4 SAMPLE AND SAMPLING PROCEDURES ....................................................... 24
3.5 INSTRUMENTATION ........................................................................................... 24
3.6 VALIDATION AND RELIABILITY OF RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS ............ 24
3.7 DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES ................................................................. 25
3.8 DATA ANALYSIS PROCEDURE ......................................................................... 25
CHAPTER FOUR ........................................................................................................... 26
PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS .............................................. 26
4.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 26
4.2 LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF INFECTION AND PREVENTION OF HIV/AIDS
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4.3 THE GENDER DIFFERENCES THAT EXIST IN THE LEVEL OF
AWARENESS ............................................................................................................... 31
4.5 METHODS USED IN MAKING STUDENTS CONVERSANT WITH MEANS
OF CONVERSANT THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS AND STDS ................................ 34
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CHAPTER FIVE ............................................................................................................. 35
SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................. 35
5.1 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ .35
5.2 CONCLUSION: ..................................................................................................... .35
5.3 RECOMMENDATION ........................................................... : .............................. .36
RE FE REN CES ................................................................................................................ 38
APPENDIX I ................................................................................................................... .41
APPEND IX Il .................................................................................................................. .46
ABSTRACT Globally, HIV/AIDS has become a tragedy of devastating proportions and it inflicts a heavy toll on the youth. This is because young people are the world's most poorly informed about HIV/AIDS pandemic and STDs (Thuku 2002). They are not well informed about the means of transmission and their own vulnerability, yet strategies for responding to the epidemic disregard them. This study therefore proposes to investigate influence of awareness about HIV/ AIDS and STDs infection and prevention strategies on secondary school students' sexual attitudes and behaviour. The research design for this study will be descriptive survey. This is due to its suitability for both exploration and description by surveying and investigating sample characteristics, which can be generalized to the population. Target population of the study will be Form Three students with an approximate population of 400 students. Out of this population, a sample size of 160 students will be selected using simple random sampling. Data will be collected using two students' questionnaires namely Students HIV/AIDS and STDs infection and Prevention Awareness Questionnaire (SHASIP AQ) and Students Attitudes and Behaviour Questionnaire (SABQ). The data gathered will be analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, means and percentages. Results of the study may provide the basis for making recommendations relevant to secondary school student~ and young adults on awareness of HIV/ AIDS and STDs infection and prevention strategies.
