Journal Name:
- The International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Bio-Science
Abstract (2. Language):
Around the world each year, more than half of all people newly infected with HIV are between the ages of 15 and 24. Research suggest that people are more likely to hear and personalize messages, and thus to change their attitudes and behaviors, if they believe the messenger is similar to them and faces the same concern and pressures. This study assessed the impact of peer education training in Ilorin west local government area of Nigeria using Government High School, Ilorin where previous training was absent. In-school youths of Government High School, Ilorin was randomly selected using simple balloting. Students were divided into study and control group. Each group had 80 students. This study was a classical experimental study, which was carried out in three stages that is: pre-intervention, intervention and post-intervention stages. A semi structured self-administered questionnaire was administered to participant before intervention and eight weeks after intervention to both the control and study groups. Data was analyzed and presented in form of tables. Frequency analyses were carried out using pre-determined p-value of 0.05. Result showed that the knowledge of students in the study group were better when compared with the control group after intervention. Peer education training has a positive impact on enhancing the knowledge of HIV/AIDS among students.
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