The role of teachers in sex education and the prevention and control of HIV/Aids in Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19515830 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel C Oshi (0000-0002-6731-8641, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital), Sarah Nakalema |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 93-104 |
| Publication date | 2005-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sex Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-1811 • E-ISSN: 1472-0825 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1468181042000301911 |
| OpenAlex | W2041672156 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 10 |
Research was undertaken to assess the role of primary school teachers with regard to the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. Structured and semi‐structured questionnaires were responded to by 210 teachers drawn from primary schools in Eastern Nigeria (with pupils aged 6–15 years). These were supplemented by focus group discussions and key informant interviews. The findings show that the teachers have a reasonably high knowledge of the modes of HIV transmission, the behavioural risk factors and modes of prevention. The teachers, however, are reluctant to teach this because of socio‐cultural and religious factors, lack of teacher training in delivery of sex education as well as poor motivation. The motivation and participation of primary school teachers in the prevention of HIV in Nigeria are very low. This calls for serious and urgent policy intervention to remedy the situation and increase the role of primary school teachers in combating the spread of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Focus group · Health education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Population · Primary education · Primary prevention · Public health · School teachers · Sex education · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · Medicine · Nursing · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.47 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2024 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |