Abstract

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and the associated Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) haveremained a public health concern. While it has been identified that young adults including most undergraduate studentsare potentially risk factors for the spread of HIV/AIDS, studies have emphasized on vaginal sexual intercourse as it is themost probable method of transmission. Yet, there is a population of unmarried Muslim girls who are deterred from virginalsex by their religious demand for virginity until marriage. Thus, the objective of this work is to identify the strengthsand weaknesses of research articles from Nigeria on sexual behaviour of undergraduate students in order to assess thevalidity of research findings to unmarried Muslim girls in north-east Nigeria. This mini-review was designed to be a criticalappraisal of literature. The method employed a peer-reviewed protocol on ‘how to critically appraise an article’. Standardquestions of the protocol were adopted verbatim to critically appraise two articles that were identified. The findings fromthe appraisal draw attention to the lack of, and need for investigation of the level of behavioural change wheel amongMuslim undergraduate students. In particular, how awareness level of HIV/AIDS influences their sex behaviour has yet tobe articulated. The paper articulates what is already known with a view to developing the community needs assessmentprogram of work.

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