TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ......................................................................................................................... i
APPROVAL................................................................................................................................ ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .........................................................................................................iii
DEDICATION ........................................................................................................................... iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................................ v
LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................... viii
LIST OF FIGURES.................................................................................................................... ix
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................... x
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS................................................................................................... xi
ABSTRACT.............................................................................................................................. xii
CHAPTER ONE ......................................................................................................................... 1
1.1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.2. Background ...................................................................................................................... 2
1.3. Problem statement............................................................................................................ 4
1.4. Purpose of the study ......................................................................................................... 5
1.4.1. Major objective............................................................................................................. 5
1.4.2. Specific objectives........................................................................................................ 5
1.5. Research questions........................................................................................................... 5
1.6. Justification ...................................................................................................................... 5
1.7. Scope of the study ............................................................................................................ 6
1.7.1. Geographical scope....................................................................................................... 6
1.7.2. Content scope ............................................................................................................... 6
1.7.3. Time scope.................................................................................................................... 6
1.8. Conceptual framework ..................................................................................................... 7
1.8.1. Structural framework.................................................................................................... 7
1.8.2. Explanation of conceptual frame work......................................................................... 7
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE.............................................................................................. 8
1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 8
2.1. The Knowledge on HIV prevention methods among adolescents...................................... 8
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2.2. Attitude on HIV prevention methods among adolescents................................................... 9
2.3. The practices on HIV prevention among adolescents....................................................... 10
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY ................................................................................. 13
3.1. Study design ................................................................................................................... 13
3.2. Study site ........................................................................................................................ 13
3.3. Study population ............................................................................................................ 13
3.4. Inclusion criteria............................................................................................................. 14
3.5. Exclusion criteria............................................................................................................ 14
3.7. Sampling technique ........................................................................................................ 15
3.8. Data collection tools....................................................................................................... 15
3.9. Study procedure.............................................................................................................. 15
3.10. Quality Control........................................................................................................... 15
3.11. Data Analysis and presentation .................................................................................. 16
3.12. Limitation of the study ............................................................................................... 16
3.13. Ethical considerations:................................................................................................ 16
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULT.................................................................................................... 17
4.0. PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS........................................ 17
4.1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the adolescents of Kisoko high school in Tororo
district........................................................................................................................................ 17
4.2. Knowledge on HIV prevention methods among adolescent students of Kisoko High
School in Tororo district. .......................................................................................................... 18
4.3. The attitude on HIV preventive methods among adolescent students of Kisoko High
School in Tororo district ........................................................................................................... 19
4.4. The practices on HIV prevention among adolescent students of Kisoko High School in
Tororo district............................................................................................................................ 20
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................................................... 21
5.1. DISCUSION OF RESULTS .......................................................................................... 21
5.1.1. Knowledge on HIV prevention methods among adolescent students of Kisoko High
School in Tororo district. .......................................................................................................... 21
5.1.2. The attitude on HIV preventive methods among adolescent students of Kisoko High
School in Tororo district ........................................................................................................... 22
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5.1.3. The HIV prevention practices among adolescent students of Kisoko High School in
Tororo district............................................................................................................................ 23
5.2. CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................. 25
5.3. RECOMENDATIONS................................................................................................... 25
REFERENCES.......................................................................................................................... 26
APPENDIX I: QUESTIONNAIRE .......................................................................................... 29
APPENDIX II: INTRODUCTORY LETTER.......................................................................... 34
APPENDIX III: WORK PLAN ................................................................................................ 35
APPENDIX IV: BUDGET........................................................................................................ 36
APPENDIX V: MAP OF UGANDA SHOWING TORORO DISTRICT................................ 37
APPENDIX VI: MAP OF TORORO DISTRICT SHOWING KISOKO SUB COUNTY ...... 38
ABSTRACT
HIV remains a global health problem, In 2016 alone, 610,000 young people between the ages of 15 to 24 were newly infected with HIV, of whom 260,000 were adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19 and this led to the launch of a new global strategy which aims to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 hence it is critical to accelerate efforts to address the epidemic among adolescents (UNICEF, 2017). This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices on HIV prevention among adolescent students of Kisoko high school, Tororo district. We conducted a secondary school based cross sectional descriptive study to describe the knowledge, attitude and practices on HIV prevention among adolescent students of Kisoko high school in Tororo district from September 2018 to April 2019, data was collected from 100 participants by the use of self-administered questionnaires containing questions to assess the respondents’ socio-demographic data, knowledge, attitude and practices on HIV prevention and methods. The modal age of the participants was 15-19 years; most of them resided in rural area and all were single. Majority of the respondents 92(92%), knew that HIV can be prevented through abstinence, 90 (90%) by use of condom, 88 (88%) by being faithful and 67 (67%) by not sharing sharps. More than three quarters of the respondents 80 (80%) didn’t know about SMC and 68 (68%) didn’t know about PMTCT as HIV preventive measures, the respondents 72 (72%), 81 (81%), 75 (75%), and 69 (69%) said abstinence, condom use, being faithful and PMTCT respectively were good methods for HIV prevention and 52 (52%) were abstaining, (42%) were faithful to only one sexual partner, 44 (68.7%) male respondents had done safe male circumcision and 80 (80%) of the respondents had tested for HIV infection. The study found adolescents with good level of knowledge on abstinence, being faithful, condom use and not sharing sharps but inadequate knowledge about SMC and PMTCT, they had good attitude towards abstinence, being faithful, Condom use and PMTCT methods of HIV prevention and practiced Abstinence, SMC and HIV testing commonly. The result justifies the effort put by different stakeholders to create and promote awareness on HIV prevention in Kisoko high school.