Health Promotion and Education Research Papers/Topics

Knowledge Attitudes and Practice to Sanitation Facilities among Secondary Students in Sokoto Metropolis

Sanitation is one of the most important aspects of community well-being because it protects human health, extends life spans, and is essential to provide benefits to the economy. Sanitation (e.g. toilets, latrines, mechanized wastewater treatment) is currently deployed as a way to contain and/or treat human excreta (and in some cases grey water) to protect human health and the environment. “Improved” (now referred to as “basic” since 2015) access to sanitation is defined as one that s...

Effect of Educational Interventions on Hiv/Aids Knowledge, Sexual Behavior and Perceived Self-Efficacy among Female Apprentices in Benin-City, Nigeria

ABSTRACT Globally female youths are disproportionately affected by HIV. They tend to participate in more risky sexual activities especially those in apprenticeship. In Nigeria, interventions addressing the reproductive health needs of female youths are scarce. This study was carried out to compare the relative effectiveness of three interventions: peer education, education by instructors and a combination of the two on HIV prevention and safer sex among female apprentices in Benin-City.  B...