Behaviour of People Living with HIV Aids in Northeastern Nigeria - Open Access Library Journal

OALibJ > Vol.4 No.10, October 2017

Behaviour of People Living with HIV Aids in Northeastern Nigeria ()

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1103944 1,161 Downloads 4,378 Views Citations

Author(s)

Mohammed Tahiru Bolori^1*, Mary Olubisi Amodu¹, Isah Muhammad Ahmad², Haruna Yusuph³, Jalal-Eddeen Abubakar Saleh⁴

Affiliation(s)

¹Department of Community Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
²Department of Biochemistry, Kano University of Science and Technology, Kano, Nigeria.
³Department of Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
⁴Malaria, Communicable Diseases Cluster, World Health Organization Field Office, Kano, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Human Behavior is important as one of the determinants of transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. The risk of getting infected with HIV as well as subsequent developments and reactions after the infection has a direct bearing on human behavior. Positive behavior change of HIV infection prevention is less than the level of awareness and knowledge pertaining the disease among PLWHA. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out on PLWHA attending clinic at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. A structured interviewer administered questionnaire was used to collect data by systematic random sampling technique. The objective of the research was to understand more about the behaviour of PLWHA and make recommendations on how to improve the behavioral change communications among PLWHA to curb the menace of HIV infection. Results: The people living with HIV/AIDs may be knowledgeable and having high awareness on HIV/AIDS but may not necessarily reflect into good behaviors concerning, taking the right steps to prevent menaces of HIV infection. The behavior of PLWHA was found to have gaps that portend danger in regard to making life more miserable to victims and portend more risk of getting others infected. The gaps are mainly related to psychological issues (e.g., lack of enjoyment or with condom use), beliefs, stigma and financial issues. Conclusion: Counselling should be used to inculcate technic, good morals, attitude and practices among PLWHA to prevent them from deliberate or spontaneous attempts to infect others with the virus. Safer and satisfying sex can be promoted through expanding knowledge and awareness about HIV/AIDS and removing stigma among the general populace through community health education as well as through schools’ curricula. Empowerment of the youths in public and private settings discourages exchanging sexual intercourse for financial gains.

KEYWORDS

Behavior, HIV/AIDS, Northeastern Nigeria

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Bolori, M. , Amodu, M. , Ahmad, I. , Yusuph, H. and Saleh, J. (2017) Behaviour of People Living with HIV Aids in Northeastern Nigeria. Open Access Library Journal, 4, 1-12. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1103944.

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