The Role of Language and Education in Eradicating HIV/AIDS in Africa: Evidence from Parents, Teachers, and Students

Autor/inn/en	Okebukola, Foluso O.; Adegbite, Hassan H.; Owolabi, Tunde
Titel	The Role of Language and Education in Eradicating HIV/AIDS in Africa: Evidence from Parents, Teachers, and Students
Quelle	3 (2013) 4, S.237-244 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2161-6248
Schlagwörter	Sexuality; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Prevention; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Foreign Countries; Structured Interviews; Language Role; Language Usage; Communicable Diseases; Sex Education; Parent Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Intervention; Indigenous Knowledge; Questionnaires; Native Language; Adolescents; Young Adults; Secondary School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexualität; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Ausland; Sprachgebrauch; Contagious disease; Contagious diseases; Communicable disease; Infektionskrankheit; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Elternverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Fragebogen; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Sekundarschüler
Abstract	The study focuses on the eradication and reversal of the spread of HIV/AIDS (human immune virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome) as one of the main thrusts of Africa's 21st Century Development Goals. It investigates the significant role which language and education can play in fast tracking the attainment of this goal using a three-pronged approach. First, it assesses parents, teachers, and students awareness of the reality and spread of the epidemic; Second, it evaluates sexuality education as an intervention; and Third, it assesses the use of indigenous languages in the awareness programmes and prevention campaigns. To this end, questionnaires and structured interview were used for data collection. Means, "SD" (standard deviation), "t"-test, and analysis of variance statistical tools were employed for data analysis. Implications of findings for curriculum development, prevention, and spread of HIV/AIDS were discussed and recommendations advanced. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10