Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards HIV/AIDS among students and teachers

Abstract

Objectives; To determine knowledge, attitudes and practices towards HIV/AIDS among studentsand teachers. Study area; Four Primary and one Secondary school in Riruta location of Nairobi Province of Kenya Study design; It was a cross sectional study design. Subject; Seventy teacheers were sampled from the school. Sixty two students were sampled fromthe school. Therefore total number of subjects was one hundred and thirty two.The sampled students were those in classes 6 and 7 in 4 primary schools. Response rate was 100%.Simple random sampling was used. Study period was 9 August through 30 November, 1999. Main results; Knowledge about HIV/AIDS was found to be 100% for students and teachers. Knowledge and application of preventive measures for the patients’care was found to be 80% among teachers and 50% among the students. 50% of the students and 80% of the teachers had appropriate. Conclusion; Whereas most students aand teachers have some knowledge about HIV/AIDS, there is a room for improvement on the attitues and preventable practices.