Changes in Knowledge and Attitudes among Junior Secondary Students Exposed to the Family Life and HIV Education Curriculum in Lagos State, Nigeria

Adenike O. Esiet(1), Uwem Esiet(2), Susan Philliber(3), William W. Philliber(4),


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Abstract


To address the needs of young people in Lagos State, Nigeria, for information about family life and HIV, the Lagos State Ministry of Education, in collaboration with Action Health Incorporated, began to offer the Family Life and HIV Education Curriculum in government junior secondary schools in 2003.  Knowledge and attitudes were measured in a sample of 1,366 students in Lagos State, Nigeria, in November 2004, at the beginning of the school year, and again in July 2005 after receiving a year of the Family Life and HIV Education Curriculum.  Students exposed to the curriculum significantly increased knowledge of sexuality and HIV, support for abstinence, and gender role equality (Afr J Reprod Health 2009; 13[3]:37-46).

 

RĖSUMĖ

Modifications par rapport à la connaissance et aux attitudes chez les étudiants du collége qui  sont exposés au programme de la Vie Familiale et l’Education sur le VIH dans l’Etat de Lagos, Nigéria. Afin de s’occuper des besoins des jeunes gens dans l’Etat de Lagos, Nigéria, pour l’information sur la vie familiale et le VIH, le ministère de l’éducation de l’Etat de Lagos, en collaboration avec Action Health Incorporated a commencé à assurer, dès 2003, le programme de la Vie Familiale et du VIH dans les collèges appartenant au gouvernement.  A partir d’un échantillon de 1366 étudiants à Lagos on a mesuré la connaissance et les attitudes au mois de novembre 2004 au commencement de l’année scolaire et encore en juillet 2005 après avoir eu du progamme de l’Education sur la Vie Familiale et le VIH.  La connaissance par rapport à la sexualité au VIH, l’appui pour l’abstinence et la qualité du rôle des sexes chez les étudiants qui ont été exposeés au programme a augmenté de manière significative (Afr J Reprod Health 2009; 13[3]:37-46).

 

 

KEYWORDS: Education, Youth, Nigeria

 

 


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