INFLUENCE OF GENDER AND LOCALITY ON THE ATTITUDE OF ADOLESCENTS TOWARDS AIDS

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ABSTRACT
This study investigated Influence of Gender and Locality on the Attitude of Adolescent Towards ADIS. 100 were Adolescent randomly selected from urban and rural area for the study. The age range was between 15-19 years with a mean age of 17years. Attitude towards AIDS scale Comoluabi 1995 was used for data collection. 2ï‚´2 factorial design was used and a two way ANOVA was also adopted as a statistical test, findings showed no significant gender difference. Male and female share similar attitude towards AIDS. There was a significant localfect. Those who live in the urban area were found to have more posture attitude than those who live in rural area. There was significant interaction effect, findings were discussed in relation to literature review and recommendation were also made.


TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgment
Table of Contents
List of Table
Abstract

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Purpose of Study
Statement of the Problem
Operational Definition of Terms

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
Theories of Attitude Formation
Cognitive Theories of Attitude
Definition of Attitude
Empirical Review
Summary of the Literature
Hypotheses


CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
Participants
Instruments
Interpretation
Procedure
Design and Statistics

CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS
Results
Summary of the Findings

CHAPTER FIVE
Discussion
Implications of the Study
Summary of the Study
Conclusion
Recommendation
Limitation of the Study
References
Appendices


LIST OF TABLES
Table I:  Summary table of mean on attitude of adolescents towards AIDS.
Table II: Summary table of two way ANOVA on attitude of adolescents towards AIDS.