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| Correlates of HIV counselling and testing (HCT) among secondary school teachers in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo state of Nigeria |
Yusuf Adam Oyetunji
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Abstract:
HIV counselling and testing (HCT) is recognized as a critical component of HIV prevention initiative and has therefore been promoted nationally. However, the more worrisome concern is that people do not want to go for HIV counselling and testing (HCT) probably as a result of different factors. This problem is still on going despite numerous researches on HCT. Hence, it is pertinent to investigate the factors affecting HIV counselling and testing (HCT). The aim of this study is therefore to investigate the correllates of HIV counselling and testing among secondary school teachers in Ibadan, Oyo State. Two hundred and fifty teachers were chosen from the selected secondary schools through stratified random sampling. Their ages ranged between 22 and 55 years with mean of 45.68 (SD= 7.72). Four instruments were used in the collection of data: HIV counselling and testing (? =0.82); stigma & discrimination (? =0.76); religious belief (? =0.73); level of knowledge (? =0.75); perception or barriers (? =0.85). Four hypotheses and two research questions were tested using multiple regression analysis and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. Also the study involved a qualitative design which allowed for the content analysis. The findings revealed that there was significant positive relationships between stigma & discrimination (r = 0.297, P>.05), belief (r = 0.234, P>.05), level of knowledge belief (r = 0.393, P>.05), perception or barrier (r = 0.455, P>.05) and HIV counselling and testing among secondary school teachers in Ibadan. The three variables jointly accounted for 31.8% variance in predicting HIV counselling and testing among secondary school teachers in Ibadan. The independent variables accounted for the observed positive relative contributions to HIV counselling and testing in the following order: perception or barrier (? = 0.428, t = 5.564, P>0.05) and stigma & discrimination (? = 0.269, t = 4.929, P>0.05) and level of knowledge (? = 0.255, t = 4.375, P>0.05) while belief (? = 0.197, t = 2.692, P>0.05) contributed the least to HIV counselling and testing. Based on this findings, there is need to put more emphasis on Community-based programs in order to reach out to as many teachers, non-teachers, learners and young people in general, especially those in the rural areas. Establishment of care and support component in the available HCTs programme should be provided thereby making the available HCT services more friendly.
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