title: Assessment of HIV/AIDS awareness and changes in sexual practices among secondary school students in Nsukka environment.
abstract: This study is aimed at assessing the awareness of HIV/AIDS and changes in sexual behaviour among the Nigerian teens. Two hundred and fifty secondary school students were interviewed. Only 5% of the respondents were able to state the full meaning of HIV or AIDS. A minority (28%) believed that HIV was real while the majority (72%) believed that HIV infects whites only. Forty-eight percent of them have changed their sexual practices owing to the AIDS menace. A small percentage, 12%, believed that HIV/AIDS could kill. The study revealed low awareness of HIV/AIDS as well as misconception about the infection, especially in non-urbanized cities of Nigeria.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Okonta
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Momoh
authors.forename: O I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Ekwunife
authors.forename: I S U
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Mbagwu
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Abali
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D012574:Schools; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013334:Students