Risk of HIV infection among adolescents in Asokore Mampong Municipality
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NOVEMBER, 2019
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Abstract
This study sought to identify risk factors for HIV/AIDS among Junior High School
students in the Asokore Mampong Municipality through assessing the knowledge of
adolescents on HIV/AIDS and sex education, identifying risky sexual behaviours and
also exploring cultural practices which could increase adolescents‟ risk of contracting
HIV. A cross-sectional school-based design using simple random sampling technique
was employed. Data collection was done using self-administered questionnaires
among 403 adolescent High School students and analyzed using STATA version 14.0.
The results were presented in frequencies, percentages for descriptive analysis and
logistic regression were also used to determine the relationship between selected
independent variables on the dependent variables with p < 0.05 being the threshold to
measure statistically significant association. The results indicated that majority
(50.2%) of the students between the age group 10-14 years and are mostly in JHS 2
(49.8%) had more knowledge on HIV with internet their major source of their
knowledge than their counterparts. Majority (51.4%) of the students between the age
group 10-14 years and are mostly in JHS 2 (62.5%) indicated not having sex before
and majority of students who have had sex before between the age group 10-14 years
representing (55.3%) had sex partners between 1-3 and are mostly in JHS 2 (67.1%).
A significant number of students (51.1%) between age group 10-14 years indicated
that cultural practices in their communities exposed them to blood contact or bodily
fluids and the most dominant cultural practice as indicated by the students was male
circumcision.
Results from the logistic regression shows that, socio-demographic factors such as age
(p=0.385), religion (p=0.435), class (p=0.615), were not found to be associated
respondent‟s perceived of having HIV , level of knowledge of perceived risk of HIV
were found not statistically significantly associated with the perceived risk of having
HIV which indicated no significant influence( p=0.770) on perceived risk of HIV.
Respondents who indicated that they had ever had sex had a significantly (p = 0.016)
higher perceived risk of having HIV.
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A dissertation submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi in partial fulfillment of requirement for the Award of Degree in MPH Health Education and Promotion.
Keywords
Risk, HIV, Adolescents, Asokore Mampong Municipality