The Level of Awareness About HIV/AIDS and Stds Infections and Preventive Strategies On Secondary School Students' Attitudes Towards Sexual Behaviour, Kasarani Division Kenya.

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DECLARATION ............................................................................. : ................................. i

APPROVAL OF THE SUPERVISOR ............................................................................ i

DEDICATION .................................................................................................................. ii

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................... iii

LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................... iv

LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................... v

LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABREVIATIONS .......................................................... vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................... vii

ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................ x

CHAPTER ONE .............................................................................. , ................................. 1

1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1

I.I BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY .......................................................................... !

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ........................................................................ .4

1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY ................................................................................. 5

1.3.1 General Objectives .............................................................................................. 5

1.3.2 Specific Objectives ............................................................................................. 5

1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS ....................................................................................... 5

1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY .......................................................................... 6

1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY .......................................................................................... 6

1.7 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY ............................................................................ 7

CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................... 8

LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................. 8

2.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 8

2.2 HISTORY OF HIV/AIDS ......................................................................................... 8

2.3 DISTINCTION BETWEEN HIV INFECTION AND AIDS .................................... 9

2.4 MODES OF TRANSMISSION OF HIV/AIDS AND STDS .................................. 10

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2.5 THE GLOBAL STATUS OF HIV/AIDS ................................................................ 11

2.6 THE YOUTH AND HIV/AIDS AND STDS .......................................................... 12

2.7 SYMPTOMS OF HIV/AIDS ................................................................................... 13

2.8 HIV/AIDS AWARENESS ...................................................................................... 14

2.9 OBSTACLES TO THE EFFECTIVE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS ................... 15

2.10 EDUCATION AND HIVAIDS ............................................................................. 16

2.11 THE IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ............................................................................... 18

2.12 THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HIV/AIDS AND STDS ............................. 20

2.13 PREVENTION STRATEGIES FOR HIV/AIDS AND STDS ............................. 21

CHAPTER THREE ......................................................................................................... 23

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ................................................................................... 23

3.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 23

3.2 RESEARCH DESIGN ............................................................................................. 23

3.3 POPULATION ........................................................................ ) ............................... 23

3.4 SAMPLE AND SAMPLING PROCEDURES ....................................................... 24

3.5 INSTRUMENTATION ........................................................................................... 24

3.6 VALIDATION AND RELIABILITY OF RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS ............ 24

3.7 DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES ................................................................. 25

3.8 DATA ANALYSIS PROCEDURE ......................................................................... 25

CHAPTER FOUR ........................................................................................................... 26

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS .............................................. 26

4.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 26

4.2 LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF INFECTION AND PREVENTION OF HIV/AIDS

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4.3 THE GENDER DIFFERENCES THAT EXIST IN THE LEVEL OF

AWARENESS ............................................................................................................... 31

4.5 METHODS USED IN MAKING STUDENTS CONVERSANT WITH MEANS

OF CONVERSANT THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS AND STDS ................................ 34

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CHAPTER FIVE ............................................................................................................. 35

SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................. 35

5.1 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ .35

5.2 CONCLUSION: ..................................................................................................... .35

5.3 RECOMMENDATION ........................................................... : .............................. .36

RE FE REN CES ................................................................................................................ 38

APPENDIX I ................................................................................................................... .41

APPEND IX Il .................................................................................................................. .46