Wagbatsoma V A, Okojie O H
Department of Community Health, School of Medicne College of Medical Sciences, Universiy of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2006 Dec;10(3):76-83.
A cross sectional study to determine the knowledge of HIV/AIDS and sexual practices of adolescents was undertaken in Benin City, Nigeria. Benin City the capital of Edo State, Nigeria, has 40 government owned secondary schools comprising 6 boys, 10 girls, and 24 mixed. Out of these 3 schools were randomly selected for survey viz; Adolor (boys only), Iyoba (girls only), Army Day (mixed). The sample size for the survey was 920 while the total population for selected schools was 1692 giving a sampling ratio of 1:2. Using the systematic sampling method and class register as sampling frame every other child was selected for the study. However, only 852 students consented to participate giving a response rate of 92.6%. An overwhelming majority of the adolescents were aware of HIV/AIDS but only 16.2% knew the cause of the disease. The submission that kissing, living with infected persons and sharing their utensils could lead to infection was an indication of ignorance. Sexual intercourse was the predominant route of transmission mentioned by 60.0% while multiple sexual partners was prevalent among age group 13-15 years. Playing with sharps, frequent clean head shave with unsterilised instruments in the barbing saloon and promiscuity were some of the activities that adolescents were involved in that could lead to HIV/AIDS infection. In conclusion, the knowledge of the study population was poor and correlates with their reckless sexual practices. Prevention is the best option to the disease. Better informed youths on HIV/AIDS will enhance the principle of prevention.
在尼日利亚贝宁城开展了一项横断面研究，以确定青少年对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的了解情况及其性行为。贝宁城是尼日利亚江户州的首府，有40所政府所有的中学，其中包括6所男校、10所女校和24所男女混合学校。从这些学校中随机抽取3所进行调查，即阿多洛尔（仅男生）、伊约巴（仅女生）、建军节（男女混合）。调查的样本量为920，而所选学校的总人口为1692，抽样比例为1:2。采用系统抽样方法，以班级登记册为抽样框架，每隔一个孩子被选入研究。然而，只有852名学生同意参与，回复率为92.6%。绝大多数青少年都知道艾滋病毒/艾滋病，但只有16.2%的人知道该疾病的病因。认为亲吻、与感染者生活在一起并共用他们的餐具会导致感染的看法表明了无知。60.0%的人提到性交是主要传播途径，而13至15岁年龄组中多个性伴侣的情况很普遍。玩弄锐器、在理发店用未消毒的工具频繁刮光头以及滥交是青少年参与的一些可能导致艾滋病毒/艾滋病感染的活动。总之，研究人群的知识水平较差，且与他们鲁莽的性行为相关。预防是应对该疾病的最佳选择。让年轻人更好地了解艾滋病毒/艾滋病将加强预防原则。
