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Factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS infection among primary school teachers in Bichi local government of Kano State, Nigeria

Background: Even though, there is high awareness about HIV/AIDS infection among the teachers in Nigeria, studies have shown that HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitude and practices among teachers in Nigeria are very low. The main aim of this study is to determine factors associated with knowledge, attitude a...

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Main Authors: Mustapha, Abdu, Ismail, Suriani, Md Said, Salmiah, Ibrahim, Faisal, Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin, Yakasai, Musa Garba
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Published: Community Health Society Malaysia 2017
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spelling my.upm.eprints.567742017-08-04T10:06:55Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56774/ Factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS infection among primary school teachers in Bichi local government of Kano State, Nigeria Mustapha, Abdu Ismail, Suriani Md Said, Salmiah Ibrahim, Faisal Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin Yakasai, Musa Garba Background: Even though, there is high awareness about HIV/AIDS infection among the teachers in Nigeria, studies have shown that HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitude and practices among teachers in Nigeria are very low. The main aim of this study is to determine factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS infection among primary school teachers in Bichi local government of Kano State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A total of 600 respondents were selected through a multi-stage random sample procedure from 13 primary schools within Bichi local government area of Kano State, Nigeria. Data was collected using validated structured questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS version 22.0. Chi-square test was used to test for association; level of significance was set at P < 0.05. Result: The study revealed that majority of the respondents are Male 350 (58.3%), Hausa 540 (90%), Islam 548 (91.3%), Age group 36 – 50: 333 (55.5%), Married 486 (81.0%) and National Certificate in Education (NCE) 491 (81.8%) as the minimal teaching qualification in Nigerian primary schools. There were no significant association shown between the Sociodemographic factors and knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS. Conclusion: In this study, HIV/AIDS knowledge of the respondents was low, the attitude towards HIV/AIDS issues was found to be negative and the practices was poor. However, there is no association between Sociodemographic factors and HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitude and practices among the respondents. Community Health Society Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56774/1/Factors%20associated%20with%20knowledge%2C%20attitude%20and%20practices%20regarding%20HIVAIDS%20infection%20among%20primary%20school%20teachers%20in%20Bichi%20local%20government%20of%20Kano%20State%2C%20Nigeria.pdf Mustapha, Abdu and Ismail, Suriani and Md Said, Salmiah and Ibrahim, Faisal and Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin and Yakasai, Musa Garba (2017) Factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS infection among primary school teachers in Bichi local government of Kano State, Nigeria. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, 4 (1). pp. 142-154. ISSN 2289-7577 http://publichealthmy.org/ejournal/ojs2/index.php/ijphcs/article/view/395
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description Background: Even though, there is high awareness about HIV/AIDS infection among the teachers in Nigeria, studies have shown that HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitude and practices among teachers in Nigeria are very low. The main aim of this study is to determine factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS infection among primary school teachers in Bichi local government of Kano State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A total of 600 respondents were selected through a multi-stage random sample procedure from 13 primary schools within Bichi local government area of Kano State, Nigeria. Data was collected using validated structured questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS version 22.0. Chi-square test was used to test for association; level of significance was set at P < 0.05. Result: The study revealed that majority of the respondents are Male 350 (58.3%), Hausa 540 (90%), Islam 548 (91.3%), Age group 36 – 50: 333 (55.5%), Married 486 (81.0%) and National Certificate in Education (NCE) 491 (81.8%) as the minimal teaching qualification in Nigerian primary schools. There were no significant association shown between the Sociodemographic factors and knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS. Conclusion: In this study, HIV/AIDS knowledge of the respondents was low, the attitude towards HIV/AIDS issues was found to be negative and the practices was poor. However, there is no association between Sociodemographic factors and HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitude and practices among the respondents.
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author Mustapha, Abdu
Ismail, Suriani
Md Said, Salmiah
Ibrahim, Faisal
Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin
Yakasai, Musa Garba
spellingShingle Mustapha, Abdu
Ismail, Suriani
Md Said, Salmiah
Ibrahim, Faisal
Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin
Yakasai, Musa Garba
Factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS infection among primary school teachers in Bichi local government of Kano State, Nigeria
author_facet Mustapha, Abdu
Ismail, Suriani
Md Said, Salmiah
Ibrahim, Faisal
Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin
Yakasai, Musa Garba
author_sort Mustapha, Abdu
title Factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS infection among primary school teachers in Bichi local government of Kano State, Nigeria
title_short Factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS infection among primary school teachers in Bichi local government of Kano State, Nigeria
title_full Factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS infection among primary school teachers in Bichi local government of Kano State, Nigeria
title_fullStr Factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS infection among primary school teachers in Bichi local government of Kano State, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HIV/AIDS infection among primary school teachers in Bichi local government of Kano State, Nigeria
title_sort factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practices regarding hiv/aids infection among primary school teachers in bichi local government of kano state, nigeria
publisher Community Health Society Malaysia
publishDate 2017
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