Mbamara Sunday Uche, Obiechina Nworah J
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria.
J Reprod Med. 2013 Jan-Feb;58(1-2):55-60.
To determine the knowledge of and attitudes toward voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) among undergraduates of a law faculty in tertiary institutions in Anambra State in southeast Nigeria.
This was a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey conducted among law undergraduates in Anambra State using a multistage, random sampling method. The respondents were all full-time law students and were aged from 15-42 years with a mean of 21.06 +/- 3.0 years and a modal age of 20-24 years. In all, 210 (71.4%) of the students were aware of VCT for HIV/AIDS, while 84 (28.6%) of the respondents had no knowledge of it. The most common sources of information about VCT for HIV/AIDS were electronic media (114 [38.8%]) followed by churches (67 [22.8%]) and print media (44 [15.0%1). Although a majority of respondents had a positive attitude toward VCT for HIV/AIDS, 20% of them disapproved of VCT, and this is quite high considering their educational status.
Public health education, awareness programs and VCT centers dedicated to young people should be established.
确定尼日利亚东南部阿南布拉州一所高等院校法律系本科生对人类免疫缺陷病毒/获得性免疫缺陷综合征（HIV/AIDS）自愿咨询检测（VCT）的了解程度和态度。
这是一项采用多阶段随机抽样方法，在阿南布拉州法律系本科生中进行的基于问卷的横断面调查。受访者均为全日制法律专业学生，年龄在15至42岁之间，平均年龄为21.06±3.0岁，众数年龄为20至24岁。共有210名（71.4%）学生知晓HIV/AIDS的VCT，而84名（28.6%）受访者对此一无所知。关于HIV/AIDS的VCT最常见的信息来源是电子媒体（114人[38.8%]），其次是教会（67人[22.8%]）和印刷媒体（44人[15.0%]）。尽管大多数受访者对HIV/AIDS的VCT持积极态度，但仍有20%的人不赞成VCT，考虑到他们的教育程度，这一比例相当高。
应设立面向年轻人的公共卫生教育、宣传项目和VCT中心。
