Effect of HIV/AIDS awareness towards healthy living among adolescents: A case of Ekiti state, Nigeria

Pages: 664-666
E. O. Osakinle (Department of Guidance and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria)

This study investigated effect of HIV/AIDS awareness towards healthy living among adolescents in Ekiti State. The population was all secondary school students in Ekiti State and the 400 subjects sample were selected through stratified simple random sampling technique. Two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Simple percentage and t-test were used as statistical tools to analyze the data collected. The result of the findings showed that there was significant difference in the awareness of HIV/AIDS among male and female students in Ekiti State. One of the hypotheses was rejected and the other accepted. It was concluded that some more efforts would be needed to put in place to ensure that everybody including (students) in the state could be fully aware of living a healthy form of life. Based on the findings some recommendations were made.