Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Behavioural Practices for Creating Awareness about HIV/AIDS in Lagos State, Nigeria

A Comparative Study of HIV/AIDS: The Knowledge, Attitudes, and Risk Behaviors of Schizophrenic and Diabetic Patients in Regard to HIV/AIDS in Nigeria

“…The important role of mass media, especially radio and television, in the dissemination of information to the citizenry of Nigeria has been reported previously. [11,14] The present study further strengthened the evidence that the mass media is making the desired impact with regard to information about HIV/AIDS in Nigeria.…”

“…[7] HIV risk behaviors, such as sharing of needles by drug addicts, unprotected sex, and others, have also been reported in a substantial proportion of mentally ill patients, particularly patients with bipolar disorders and schizophrenia. [6,8,9] Although a considerable body of research on HIV/AIDS especially on knowledge, attitude, and risk behaviors in various groups has been reported in Nigeria,[4, 10,11] reports of studies on knowledge, attitudes, and risk behaviors, in particular, are rather scanty on HIV/AIDS among psychiatric patients in the country.…”

Awareness and knowledge of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among mothers attending the pediatric HIV clinic, Kano, Nigeria

“…This is commendable and may be attributed to many factors, including the high level of education of the respondents. Such high levels of awareness have been reported in Lagos, [8] Nnewi [9] and Ekiti [10] in Nigeria and in other parts of the world. [6,11,12] In spite of the high levels of awareness and knowledge of HIV/AIDS reported in most parts of Nigeria, the prevalence continues to rise among pregnant women, as shown by sentinel surveys.…”

“…This agrees with a worldwide trend in which sexual intercourse is the route of transmission mostly known to respondents. [8][9][10][11][12] There is lack of accurate information about sexual health; this has led to many myths and misconceptions, in turn leading to stigmatization of, and discrimination against, people living with HIV/AIDS; and this will increase the rates of infection in the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa and in other parts of the world.…”

“…These routes of transmission are the ones also frequently identified by respondents in other Nigerian studies. [8][9][10] Ninety-one of the respondents were aware that HIV infection could coexist with pregnancy, while a significantly lower proportion (61%) of respondents were aware of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The study also reveals that literate and illiterate respondents were equal in their awareness of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.…”