Abstract
Education level and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) knowledge in Kenya investigated secondary and university students’ HIV/AIDS knowledge in the City of Nairobi, Kenya. This was motivated by research findings in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, showing a correlation between education level and knowledge of HIV/AIDS. The method employed was that of descriptive statistics consisting of frequency, percentage, t-test and probability in the analyses of data. The sample comprised 259 female and male participants drawn from several schools and universities in Nairobi. The results showed that both male and female participants from both schools and universities had a very high knowledge of HIV/AIDS. In terms of comparison between secondary and university respondents, the latter’s performance was superior, as the mean difference was statistically significant. Thus confirming what other researchers have reported in their research findings. In conclusion, it was argued that education remains the social vaccine in the absence of a cure for HIV/AIDS, which remains the most effective means for combating the enormously dreadful disease in recent human history. It is important therefore that education be given the highest priority in combating HIV/AIDS on the basis of the fact that it is controllable, manageable and preventable, all of which can be realized through education. Key words: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), girls’ education, correlation, educational attainment, HIV/AIDS free children.
Highlights
In the World Food Programme (2013) comprehensive literature review in Sub-Saharan Africa, it was reported that education remains the only hope that can immeasurably contribute to prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) transmission to children falling under the age of 5 to 14 years identified as free from HIV/AIDS
The mean difference stood at t (257 df) = 125, p < 0.001, which was statistically significant in favour of university students
On the basis of what has been shown in Table 1, there was a difference in mean that was statistically significant, showing that the HIV/AIDS knowledgeability for University participants was higher than that of secondary school students
Summary
In the World Food Programme (2013) comprehensive literature review in Sub-Saharan Africa, it was reported that education remains the only hope that can immeasurably contribute to prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) transmission to children falling under the age of 5 to 14 years identified as free from HIV/AIDS. On the basis of an individual, education places such person in a better position to understand information on HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention; better access to health services, reduced social and economic vulnerability, and higher level of participation in programmes dealing with HIV/AIDS public education. Girls with high school education are less likely to contract HIV/AIDS than those who have had lower level of education. The results of the study confirmed what had been hypothesised Those with higher level of education were more knowledgeable than those who had lower level of education, university students outperformed secondary school students. Quality of education served as a predictor of one’s knowledge of HIV/AIDS. Those who attended better schools were more knowledgeable than those who attended not so schools. Parents’ children whose parents were more educated than others performed better than children whose parents had attained a lower level of education
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