First Year Colleges of Education Students’ Sexual Behaviour and Awareness of Hiv/Aids Prevelence in the Central Region, Ghana
Journal Title: International Journal of Social Science Humanity & Management Research - Year 2023, Vol 2, Issue 12
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to examine Teacher trainees’ knowledge and sexual behaviour towards HIV\AIDS. The study which adopted the descriptive design utilized a sample of 177 students obtained through purposive and simple random sampling of students from OLA, Fosu and Komenda Colleges of Education in the Central Region, Ghana. Questionnaire was used in the data collection. Percentages and frequencies were used to analyze the data for easy interpretation. The study revealed that although all the respondents were aware of HIV and AIDS, they rarely talked about HIV and AIDS issues with their friends or relatives. Furthermore, even though majority of the respondents have had sexual intercourse after age 18, they usually had unprotected sex. It is therefore recommended that the Ghana Education Service in collaboration with donor agencies like WHO and UNAIDS should resource teachers well and build their capacity in order to make their lessons on HIV very interesting and effective to broaden the students’ knowledge base on good sexual behaviour to avoid being infected with the HIV/AIDS. College counsellors are recommended to organize talks, seminars and other relevant activities to reduce or curb the infection rate among College of Education students in Ghana.
Authors and Affiliations
Bentil, Josephine Anterkyi, Asiedu, Alice, Joy Olive Boye, Dabone Kyeremeh Tawiah
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- EP ID EP731106
- DOI 10.58806/ijsshmr.2023.v2i12n14
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