Knowledge about hiv/aids and tuberculosis co-infections among students of tertiary institutions in Ilorin, Nigeria
‘Lanre, O., Felicia, W., Pharm., B., H., M. (2011). Knowledge about hiv/aids and tuberculosis co-infections among students of tertiary institutions in Ilorin, Nigeria. EKB Journal Management System, 3(1), 113-120. doi: 10.21608/eajbsg.2011.16701
OLAITAN Olukunmi ‘Lanre; WILLIAMS Felicia; B. Pharm.; M. Comm H.. "Knowledge about hiv/aids and tuberculosis co-infections among students of tertiary institutions in Ilorin, Nigeria". EKB Journal Management System, 3, 1, 2011, 113-120. doi: 10.21608/eajbsg.2011.16701
‘Lanre, O., Felicia, W., Pharm., B., H., M. (2011). 'Knowledge about hiv/aids and tuberculosis co-infections among students of tertiary institutions in Ilorin, Nigeria', EKB Journal Management System, 3(1), pp. 113-120. doi: 10.21608/eajbsg.2011.16701
‘Lanre, O., Felicia, W., Pharm., B., H., M. Knowledge about hiv/aids and tuberculosis co-infections among students of tertiary institutions in Ilorin, Nigeria. EKB Journal Management System, 2011; 3(1): 113-120. doi: 10.21608/eajbsg.2011.16701

Knowledge about hiv/aids and tuberculosis co-infections among students of tertiary institutions in Ilorin, Nigeria

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, G. Microbiology
Article 14, Volume 3, Issue 1, December 2011, Page 113-120  XML PDF (108.53 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/eajbsg.2011.16701
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Authors
OLAITAN Olukunmi ‘Lanre1; WILLIAMS Felicia2; B. Pharm.2; M. Comm H.2
1Department of human kinetics and health education University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
2Department of pharmacy, faculty of pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Abstract
This study investigated knowledge about HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis coinfections among students of tertiary Institutions in Ilorin, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was adopted to select 405 students from the three selected tertiary Institutions (i.e. University of Ilorin, Kwara State Polytechnic and Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin). A cross-sectional survey research design was carried out, using a structured questionnaire, which was tested for reliability at 0.89r. The data gathered were analysed by descriptive statistics of frequency count and percentage to analyse the bio-data and research questions, while inferential statistics of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was employed to analyse the hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. Findings revealed that, significant differences existed between the students of tertiary Institutions in Ilorin in their knowledge about reciprocal interaction and ease of detection of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis co-infections. Whereas, not significant difference in their knowledge about HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis co-infections being treatable. It was recommended that the school management should incorporate health information, education and communication in the curriculum regardless of the course the students is studying, they should also make available the health education and information leaflets to the students
Keywords
Knowledge; HIV/AIDS; tuberculosis co-infections
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