Abstract
The objective of this study was to assess knowledge and awareness level of HIV/AIDS among university students at an Adventist institution in Arusha, Tanzania. This was undertaken on the ground that knowing about HIV/AIDS is one of the main ways by which the formidable disease can be controlled. The sample comprised 97 male and female participants who were administered an HIV/AIDS questionnaire consisting of15 questions/statements. The data analysis comprised frequency, percentage, chi-square and level of probability. Respondents’ performance was comparable to what other researchers have reported both in Tanzania and other parts of the world. The scoring fell into three categories of frequency and percentage, namely low, average and high. These were as follows: frequency 30.6; 30.6 per cent were low. For the average, the frequency was 62.8; 64.8 per cent. For those who scored high, the frequency was 82.8; 85.3 per cent. It was concluded that the HIV/AIDS knowledge students commanded was not sufficient to lead to reduction in HIV/AIDS transmission. Thus calling for more public HIV/AIDS education in institutions of higher learning in Tanzania. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n27p816
Highlights
There is wide spread of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania, and thousands of people in Tanzania live with HIV/AIDS and others have died (AVERT, 2014)
On the basis of this backdrop, many studies have been carried out to assess HIV/AIDS knowledge among Tanzanians, including among university students (Mkumbo, 2013; Mwamwenda, 2013a). This is being done on the understanding that a knowledge of HIV/AIDS will contribute to the reduction of HIV/AIDS transmission (Updike, Ekrikpo & Bassey, 2012)
The results showed that testing and counselling were rather unsatisfactory, and stigma was common against HIV/AIDS infected persons
Summary
There is wide spread of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania, and thousands of people in Tanzania live with HIV/AIDS and others have died (AVERT, 2014). On the basis of this backdrop, many studies have been carried out to assess HIV/AIDS knowledge among Tanzanians, including among university students (Mkumbo, 2013; Mwamwenda, 2013a). This is being done on the understanding that a knowledge of HIV/AIDS will contribute to the reduction of HIV/AIDS transmission (Updike, Ekrikpo & Bassey, 2012). It was in this context, that this study was undertaken among university students at a faithaffiliated university in Tanzania. The HIV/AIDS pandemic has engulfed Sub-Saharan Africa, which includes Tanzania, calls for studies of this nature, as an alternative to the absence of a cure (Kwigizile, Shao, Mtango, Sonda, Moshi and Chongola, 2013; Mwamwenda, 2013a; Updike, Ekrikpo and Bassey, 2012)
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