This study surveyed 254 journalists from the seven media organisations in Ibadan, Nigeria, to assess their knowledge of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), attitude to persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA) and reports of AIDS-related issues. The journalists' overall mean AIDS knowledge score was 10.6 out of 14 points. About one third (29%) believed that the bite of a mosquito could transmit HIV and 28% thought that AIDS could be cured if detected early. Although 75.2% agreed that the rights of PLWAs to employment should be protected, 49.6% believed AIDS patients should be detained in hospital to prevent the spread of HIV. About a quarter (25.2%) had received training about HIV/AIDS, while 74.8% had not. The majority (65.4%) had never ...
This is a follow-up to a study that looked at reporting on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria in the print media. T...
Objectives: In Nigeria, over the years, community beliefs regarding HIV strongly influence stigma an...
Background and Objectives: This study aimed to assess the knowledge of secondary school pupils in Os...
Africa south of Sahara is still bearing more than half of the world’s HIV/AIDS burden. Because medic...
This study was conducted to examine the knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of nurses and laboratory te...
In the early 2000s adolescents' media exposure in sub-Saharan Africa was reported as very low, but t...
This study was conducted to examine the knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of nurses and laboratory te...
It is no longer news that the horrific grip of HIV/AIDS has claimed more lives than those killed in ...
Exposure to HIV/AIDS media among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa was reported as low in the early ...
The West African subregion presently faces the Ebola viral disease (EVD) epidemic. In order to contr...
The current 5% prevalence rate of HIV in Nigeria represents a significant population of people livin...
Background: AIDS is still an incurable disease and is very costly to control. Since the first case o...
Background: The number of people in the world living with HIV is estimated to be 40 million, with 23...
This study examined the newspaper coverage of HIV/AIDS, malaria and polio in Nigeria to determine th...
Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has assumed a disease of epidemic dimension both in Nigeri...
This is a follow-up to a study that looked at reporting on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria in the print media. T...
Objectives: In Nigeria, over the years, community beliefs regarding HIV strongly influence stigma an...
Background and Objectives: This study aimed to assess the knowledge of secondary school pupils in Os...
Africa south of Sahara is still bearing more than half of the world’s HIV/AIDS burden. Because medic...
This study was conducted to examine the knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of nurses and laboratory te...
In the early 2000s adolescents' media exposure in sub-Saharan Africa was reported as very low, but t...
This study was conducted to examine the knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of nurses and laboratory te...
It is no longer news that the horrific grip of HIV/AIDS has claimed more lives than those killed in ...
Exposure to HIV/AIDS media among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa was reported as low in the early ...
The West African subregion presently faces the Ebola viral disease (EVD) epidemic. In order to contr...
The current 5% prevalence rate of HIV in Nigeria represents a significant population of people livin...
Background: AIDS is still an incurable disease and is very costly to control. Since the first case o...
Background: The number of people in the world living with HIV is estimated to be 40 million, with 23...
This study examined the newspaper coverage of HIV/AIDS, malaria and polio in Nigeria to determine th...
Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has assumed a disease of epidemic dimension both in Nigeri...
This is a follow-up to a study that looked at reporting on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria in the print media. T...
Objectives: In Nigeria, over the years, community beliefs regarding HIV strongly influence stigma an...
Background and Objectives: This study aimed to assess the knowledge of secondary school pupils in Os...