Abstract
Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune-deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) interventions in the recent past have targeted young people but most of these interventions have not been properly evaluated.
Objective: To assess reported changes in HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes and sexual behaviours among undergraduate students of the University of Ibadan following exposure to HIV/AIDS prevention interventions.
Methodology: A descriptive and cross-sectional design was adopted to measure the impact of HIV/AIDS interventions program in the University in the last 5 years preceding the study. A stratified proportionate sampling technique was used to administer 676 standardized questionnaires on respondents who were randomly selected from the Ten undergraduate halls of residence in the University.
Result: Respondents’ mean age was 22.9 ±3.27 years. Majority (64.6%) reported changes in behaviour directly attributed to the HIV/AIDS education they had received on campus. These changes included: reduction in number of sexual partners (45.0%), use of condoms (42.3%), and taking HIV test (50.0%). The overall mean attitudinal score of the respondents before exposure to educational programme was 7.98±2.61 and their overall mean score after exposure was 8.57±2.48 (p<0.05) and that of behaviour was (5.18±2.82 vs 5.90±2.58) (p<0.05)
Conclusion: Behavioural change interventions need to be intensified to reach larger proportion of students.
Keywords: HIV/AIDS, sexual behaviour, undergraduate students
Résumé
Contexte: Les interventions sur le Virus de l’Immunodéficience Humaine (VIH) et du Syndrome d’Immunodéficience Acquise (SIDA) ont récemment ciblé les jeunes, mais la plupart de ces interventions n’ont pas été correctement évaluées.
Objectif: Pour évaluer les changements signalés dans les connaissances, les attitudes et les comportements sexuels chez les étudiants en licence de l’Université d’Ibadan, suivant l’exposition aux
interventions de prévention du VIH / SIDA.
Méthodologie: Un modèle descriptif et transversal a été adopté pour mesurer l’impact du programme d’intervention sur le VIH / SIDA à l’Université au cours des 5 dernières années précédant l’étude. Une technique d’échantillonnage proportionnelle stratifiée a été utilisée pour administrer 676 questionnaires standardisés aux répondants choisis au hasard parmi les dix résidences des étudiants en licence à l’Université.
Résultat: L’âge moyen des répondants était de 22,9 ± 3,27 ans. La majorité (64,6%) a signalé des changements de comportement directement attribués à l’éducation sur le VIH / SIDA qu’ils avaient reçue sur le campus. Ces changements comprenaient: la réduction du nombre de partenaires sexuels (45,0%), l’utilisation de préservatifs (42,3%) et la prise du test VIH (50,0%). Le score total moyen des attitudes des répondants avant l’exposition au programme éducatif était de 7,98 ± 2,61 et leur score total moyen après l’exposition était de 8,57 ± 2,48 (p <0,05) et celui du comportement était (5,18 ± 2,82 vs 5,90 ± 2,58) (p < 0,05)
Conclusion: Les interventions focus le changement de comportement doivent être intensifiées pour atteindre une plus grande proportion des étudiants.
Mots-clés: VIH / SIDA, comportement sexuel, étudiants en licence
Correspondence: Mr. A.J Imaledo, Department of Health Promotion and Education, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan,Nigeria. E-mail:
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