HIV and AIDS knowledge, attitudes, behaviour and practices of student teachers in Namibia
Date
2008-03
Authors
Mamvura-Gava, Victoria Siphiwe
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Publisher
Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
Abstract
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: HIV and AIDS is a major challenge to the Namibian and worldwide population. It
continues to be the single major killer disease regardless of the education and
knowledge the population has. People’s culture, attitude and practices play a
major role in turning around the challenge the world faces. Namibia has put
extensive education programmes in place to try and control the incidences and
prevent further spread of HIV, the study reveals education alone is not enough.
This study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, behaviour and practices of
student teachers in the four Namibian Colleges of Education. The study aimed at
determining and understanding the level of the knowledge of these young
student teachers who will be the future torch bearers of the education sector, the
biggest employer in public sector of Namibia. In the process certain beliefs and
practices were evaluated. Data was collected from 100 student teachers from
the four student teacher colleges using a structured questionnaire.
The results indicated that although knowledge levels are quite high, this
knowledge was mainly from electronic and print media and a very small portion
from the health sector which is currently the Ministry tasked with the HIV and
AIDS programming? It was also clear that there is a relationship between
knowledge about HIV and AIDS and the standard of education of this population.
It was clear however, that education and knowledge does not guarantee
behaviour change and that a lot still needs to be done and can still be done to
reverse this phenomena.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van hierdie studie is die bepaling van die vlak van kennis, houding en praktyke van studente aan vier opvoedkundiges kolleges in Namibië teenoor MIV en Vigs. 'n Gestruktureerde vraelys is gebruik om data by 100 studentonderwysers te verkry. Die resultate van die studie dui daarop dat kennisvlakke hoog is, maar dat hierdie kennis hoofsaaklik kom van inligting verkry uit die elektroniese- en gedrukte media en nie noodwendig vanaf die MIV/Vigsprogramme van die Ministerie van Gesondheid nie. Die studie kom tot die gevolgtrekking dat hierdie skynbaar hoë kennisvlakke nie tot beduidende gedragsverandering aanleiding gee nie en dat die bestaande MIV en Vigsprogramme verskerp sal moet word voordat wesentlike gedragsverandering hopenlik sal plaasvind.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van hierdie studie is die bepaling van die vlak van kennis, houding en praktyke van studente aan vier opvoedkundiges kolleges in Namibië teenoor MIV en Vigs. 'n Gestruktureerde vraelys is gebruik om data by 100 studentonderwysers te verkry. Die resultate van die studie dui daarop dat kennisvlakke hoog is, maar dat hierdie kennis hoofsaaklik kom van inligting verkry uit die elektroniese- en gedrukte media en nie noodwendig vanaf die MIV/Vigsprogramme van die Ministerie van Gesondheid nie. Die studie kom tot die gevolgtrekking dat hierdie skynbaar hoë kennisvlakke nie tot beduidende gedragsverandering aanleiding gee nie en dat die bestaande MIV en Vigsprogramme verskerp sal moet word voordat wesentlike gedragsverandering hopenlik sal plaasvind.
Description
Thesis (MPhil) -- Stellenbosch University, 2008.
Keywords
AIDS (Disease) -- Namibia, HIV infections -- Namibia, Student teachers -- Namibia -- Attitudes, Student teachers -- Sexual behavior -- Namibia, Student teachers -- Health and hygiene -- Namibia, Health behavior -- Namibia, Dissertations -- Industrial psychology, Theses -- Industrial psychology, Dissertations -- HIV/AIDS management, Theses -- HIV/AIDS management