Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Peer Education in Improving HIV Knowledge, Attitude, and Sexual Behaviours among In-School Adolescents in Osun State, Nigeria
Table 3
Attitude of respondents towards HIV/AIDS at the preintervention stage.
Variables
Study (%) ()
Control (%) ()
value
Agree
Do not know
Disagree
Agree
Do not know
Disagree
HIV exists in Nigeria
184 (92.0)
5 (2.5)
11 (5.5)
193 (96.5)
4 (2.0)
3 (1.5)
0.08
Willing to care for a family member with HIV
146 (73.0)
10 (5.0)
44 (22.0)
142 (71.0)
16 (8.0)
42 (21.0)
0.48
Safe to buy fresh vegetables from a shopkeeper with HIV
110 (55.0)
12 (6.0)
78 (39.0)
109 (54.5)
16 (8.0)
75 (37.5)
0.73
Allow teacher with HIV to continue teaching in class
122 (61.0)
13 (6.5)
65 (32.5)
129 (64.5)
12 (6.0)
59 (29.5)
0.77
Willing to eat from the same plate with PLWHA
99 (49.5)
8 (4.0)
93 (46.5)
95 (47.5)
11 (5.5)
94 (47.0)
0.76
Willing to sleep in the same room with someone infected with HIV
97 (48.5)
17 (8.5)
86 (43.0)
106 (53.0)
16 (8.0)
78 (39.0)
0.66
Risky to shake hands with or hug a person living with HIV/AIDS
108 (54.0)
10 (5.0)
82 (41.0)
86 (43.0)
11 (5.5)
103 (51.5)
0.09
Continue my friendship with a friend infected with HIV
