Factors associated with the practice of HIV screening among nursing students in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi Department:Community Medicine By: godstimearinze Project ID: 7488 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1 Price:₦4000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis cross-sectional study assessed HIV/AIDS awareness, willingness to test, HIV screening prevalence, and associated factors among 220 nursing students in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. All students were aware of HIV/AIDS and screening. Healthcare professionals (85.9%), media (70%), and schools (54.5%) were common HIV screening information sources. Though all students were willing to test, only 60% were willing to pay. 91.4% of students had tested 20.4% of them paid. Common testing reasons included school/admission (76.6%), knowing status (54.7%), marriage (5%), and illness (5%). Reasons for not testing included perceiving low infection risk (63.2%), inconvenient services (31.6%), and lacking time (26.3%). Uptake is associated significantly with willingness to pay (p.031). Despite high screening uptake, self-perceived low infection risk persists as a barrier. To increase youth screening, education should communicate actual HIV risk and highlight the importance of knowing one's status. Policy should address financial barriers and bring screening services closer to youth. Still further efforts are vital to curb the high Nigerian youth HIV prevalence. Evaluating the impact of risk perception interventions and access policies can provide insight. More research could explore additional barriers, mobile testing willingness, trends among other youth groups, and how youth prefer to receive HIV information. Understanding existing gaps between knowledge, perceived risk, and screening behavior also warrants study to craft impactful messaging. Ultimately, multifaceted strategies addressing financial, logistical, knowledge, attitudinal, and structural barriers are key to boosting HIV screening and reducing transmission among high-risk youth....Preview Download Preview +Other Community Medicine project topics and materials you might be interested in»Knowledge and perceptions of infertility by male artisans in Nnewi north local government area, Anambra state»Assessment of reported cases of sexual abuse among adolescent during covid-19 pandemic in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi in Anambra state»Assessment of household solid waste management in selected local government areas in Plateau state - a comparison between urban and rural»Awareness of HPV, HPV vaccine and rate of vaccination among female students of school of nursing sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi»Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice of coping mechanisms for dysmenorrhea among female nursing students in NAUTH, Nnewi»Prevalence and associated selected factors of respiratory tract infections among under-5 children treated at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Neni - a 5 year review»Prevalence and determinants of pica amongst pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Anambra state»Socio-demographics, pattern of presentation and treatment outcome of breast cancer among female patients in tertiary health institutions in Anambra state: a five-year review»Prevalence of foreign body aspiration among pediatric patients at Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital, Nnewi»Assessing and comparing obesity among primary school children in urban and rural areas of Anambra State»Perception and factors affecting the acceptance of online lectures among medical students in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi»Prostate cancer awareness and screening amongst men aged 40 years and above in Nkwo Nnewi market, Nnewi»Factors associated with the practice of HIV screening among nursing students in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi»Knowledge, attitude and practice of preventive measures against communicable diseases in daycare centers in Nnewi-North LGA Anambra state»Knowledge, acceptance and perception of caesarean section among women of childbearing age at a primary health centre in Neni, Anambra state