INFLUENCE OF DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES ON THE PERCEPTION OF SCIENCE TEACHERS TOWARDS THE INCLUSION OF HIV/AIDS EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
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INFLUENCE OF
DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES ON THE PERCEPTION OF SCIENCE TEACHERS TOWARDS THE
INCLUSION OF HIV/AIDS EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT
Health is
wealth is a common saying among the people. For people to live a healthy life
many precautions will have to be taken. The health condition of the people is
of great concern to government and people who are involved in health care
delivery. One of the health problems facing our society now is the problem of
HIV/AIDS which has become epidemic. Reproductive health programmes has been
given a considerate focus in the health policies. The problem of AIDS has
become a global one for the United Nation Organisation (UNO) has declared
December 1st of every year the World AIDS Day. This Day was first marked on
1stDecember 1998. This is an effort to raise awareness to the unending
epidemic. Statistics from the 2003 edition of the AIDS epidemic by UNAIDS shows
that Two million dies of AIDS related causes in 2002. Efforts are being made to
find solution to this problem. HIV/AIDS has claimed the lives of 25 million
people since the start of the epidemic according to greater than one
organisation. The havoc HIV/AIDS has caused to human being is monumental. The
situation is worse in African Nations because of the poverty level. This
problem has been a source of worries to many African leaders and government as
well. According to Mandela (2002) “AIDS today in Africa is claiming more lives
than the sum total of all wars, famines and floods, and the ravages of such
deadly diseases as malaria. It is devastating families and communities,
overwhelming and depleting health care services, and robbing schools of both
students and teachers”. Therefore, this study investigate how teachers of
Science perceive the inclusion of HIV/AIDS Education in secondary schools as
one way being advocated for solution to the HIV/AIDS epidemic through
education.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background to the Study
The Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which causes the Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (AIDS) was first discovered in the early 1980s. it has spread more
rapidly than most diseases in recent history, having social cultural,
economical and moral repercussions on individuals, families, communities and
threatening foundations of entire societies. Over the years, the link between
HIV/AIDS and impoverishment has grown and even stronger as the diseases is
infecting and affecting the younger generation who are the productive labour
force of every economy. HIV infections are spreading quickly within the youth
populations and what happens to them today will determine what becomes of them
and their communities in the future. An estimated 11.8 million young people
aged 15-24 are living with HIV/AIDS, and half of all new infections, over 6,000
daily, are occurring among them. (The Joint United Nations Programme on
HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, 2003.)
The World
Health Organization (WHO) has identified HIV/AIDS as one of the world’s first
health emergency and an urgent threat to global public health. It reveals that
HIV/AIDS is the worlds’ second widely spread communicable disease and the sixth
common cause of death globally. (WHO, 2004) In international circles in recent
years, it has received as much attention as other pressing global questions
like war, terrorism, environmental degradation among others. According UNAIDS
(2006), about 65 million people have been affected and more than 25 million
people have died of AIDS related causes. The situation is made even gloomier,
with 29 million new infections estimated by 2020 if prevention and treatment
are not accelerated.
The United
Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) report for 2006, states that
several countries report success in reducing HIV infections.
However, the
overall infection rate is on the rise. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains the
highest affected region. The WHO (2004) has classified HIV/AIDS as the main
cause of adult mortality in Africa. It affirms that about 3.1% and 3.9% of all
male and female deaths respectively are caused by AIDS related diseases. In the
same vein, UNAIDS (2006) fact sheet states that 63% of the global HIV/AIDS infections
are in Africa, South of the Sahara with the prevalence rate highest among the
age group 15-49 years. It is for which reason African heads of states declared
AIDS as a state of emergency in the continent during the African Development
Forum (2000).
UNAIDS/WHO
(2007) estimate the number of persons living with HIV worldwide is 33.2
million. Deaths related to HIV/AIDS declined from 2.2 million in 2005 to 2.0
million in 2007. However, the number of new infections rose to 2.5 times higher
than the number of infected persons receiving treatment (UNAIDS, 2008). Rather
than being complacent, this underscores the need for countries to increase
their commitment to prevention efforts. This is necessary if this pandemic must
start reversal in order to meet the 2015 target by the MDGs and to save
humanity from an impending scourge.
The WHO
(2005) observes that young people in Nigeria are highly affected. Indeed, a
third of Nigerians infected are 18-35 years of age. This age group constitutes
all Nigerians who are in secondary school, high school, University, vocational
schools, professional schools and those in active service. Mbanya, Martyn &
Paul (2008) stated the socio-economic
impact of the disease is profound with growing numbers of sections being
affected, and high hospital bed occupancy rampant. They add that this results
in overstretched medical personnel and extra burden to the health and education
sectors where school teachers are reported to be unproductive on several counts
and morbidity increasing from opportunistic infections. This of course, poses a
major challenge to the socio
-economic
development of the country considering the fact that the age group below 18
makes up about 42% of the entire population (Population Reference Bureau,
2009).
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