title: Awareness and attitudes toward voluntary counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS among law undergraduates in tertiary institutions in southeast Nigeria.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the knowledge of and attitudes toward voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) among undergraduates of a law faculty in tertiary institutions in Anambra State in southeast Nigeria.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey conducted among law undergraduates in Anambra State using a multistage, random sampling method. The respondents were all full-time law students and were aged from 15-42 years with a mean of 21.06 +/- 3.0 years and a modal age of 20-24 years. In all, 210 (71.4%) of the students were aware of VCT for HIV/AIDS, while 84 (28.6%) of the respondents had no knowledge of it. The most common sources of information about VCT for HIV/AIDS were electronic media (114 [38.8%]) followed by churches (67 [22.8%]) and print media (44 [15.0%1). Although a majority of respondents had a positive attitude toward VCT for HIV/AIDS, 20% of them disapproved of VCT, and this is quite high considering their educational status.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Public health education, awareness programs and VCT centers dedicated to young people should be established.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria. kensunny30@yahoo.co.uk
authors: Sunday Uche
authors: SU
authors: Mbamara
authors: Nworah J
authors: NJ
authors: Obiechina
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D035141:Voluntary Programs; D055815:Young Adult