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Abstract: This study determined the HIV/AIDS related knowledge, attitude towards person living with HIV/AIDS, risk perception and
sexual behavior among college students. There are three designs involved in this study. A descriptive research design which described the
demographic profile, related knowledge of HIV/AIDS, attitude towards person living with HIV/AIDS, risks perception and sexua l
behavior. A correlational design was also utilized to determine the relationship between knowledge to their attitude. Developmental design
was used for the development of HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention program. Findings of the study revealed that HIV/AIDS knowledge
in mode of transmission obtained a percentage of 57.75 with moderate level of knowledge, while prevention garnered a percent rating of
47.18 with fair level of knowledge. In terms of attitude of students, data revealed a grand mean of 3.33 with fair level of avoidance while
empathy obtained an overall mean of 4.65 with high level of empathy. In addition, there was significant relationship between the knowledge
of mode of transmission to empathetic attitude while knowledge of prevention to empathetic attitude, knowledge of prevention to avoidance
and knowledge of mode of transmission to avoidance, showed no significant relationship. In the level of students’ risk perception of
contracting HIV/AIDS, data revealed 0.63% showed a high perceived risk while low perceived risk consist of 42.09% and no risk
comprised of 50.00%. In the level of students’ sexual risk behavior, results demonstrated 2.22% of students are considered to have high risk
level of behavior, while 7.59% had moderate risk and 37.97% had low risk. Thus, based on its significant findings, HIV/AIDS program was
developed.
Keywords: HIV/AIDS related Knowledge; Attitude towards PLWHA; Risk Perception; Sexual Behavior of College Students
students’ knowledge and their attitude towards persons with 2.5 Sampling Technique
HIV/AIDS; determined the student-respondents’ sexual In this study, convenient sampling was used. Students
behavior and perceived risk; developed HIV/AIDS enrolled in summer classes and readily available during the
awareness and prevention program; and determined the data gathering process were utilized. In addition, to
extent of validity of HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention determine the sample size of the population, Slovin’s
program. formula was employed. The total sample was drawn from the
1504 college students enrolled for summer classes for school
2. Method year 2016-2017. The final sample was 316 students.
Table 1: Profile of College Students (n = 316) Table 3: Students’ Attitude towards Person with HIV/AIDS
(n =316)
Demographic Profile Number of Students Percentage
Indicators Overall Mean Interpretation
3.6 Students’ Sexual Behavior of Contracting HIV/AIDS students demonstrated partial understanding with
The level of students’ risk sexual behavior of contracting misconception of concepts related to HIV/AIDS. In addition,
HIV/AIDS is shown in table 6. It has been demonstrated that in terms of their attitude towards person living with
2.22% of students were considered to have high risk level of HIV/AIDS, it signifies that majority of students showed less
behavior, while 7.59% had moderate risk and 37.97% had acceptable attitude which suggest that NDDU core values
low risk. particularly presence and participation and preference for the
least favored must be strengthen or reinforce however, there
Table 6: Students’ Sexual Behavior of Contracting are a number of students who also showed high level
HIV/AIDS (n =316) empathy towards person with HIV/AIDS. Furthermore,
perception of risk revealed that most students perceived a
Number of Percentage Risk Sexual low risk of contracting HIV while risky sexual behavior
Students Behaviour Level includes early sexual debut which has been associated with
0 0.00 Very High Risk HIV-related risk factors like multiple partners, unprotected
7 sex and alcohol use in the context of sexual intercourse.
2.22 High Risk
24 7.59 Moderate Risk 4.2 Recommendation
120 37.97 Low Risk The study recommends that:
165 52.22 No Risk
- There is a need to adapt HIV/AIDS awareness and
prevention program to the existing programs in the
TOTAL 316 100.00
university.
- There is a need to implement the HIV/AIDS awareness and
3.7 Overall Mean Ratings of HIV/AIDS Prevention prevention program to college students to strengthen
Program different skills, develop positive attitude and good practice.
Table 7 presents the overall mean rating on the adequacy, - There is a need to use the same research tool in the
appropriateness, comprehensiveness and usability. The evaluation of the proposed program.
highest mean rating of 4.46 is provided on the - There is a need to facilitate mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS
comprehensiveness while adequacy of the material garnered awareness and prevention program into the curricula,
a mean of 4.42. On the other hand appropriateness of the research, and community service.
program obtained a rate of 4.25, and its usability garnered a - Further researches should be conducted to evaluate the
rate of 4.25 which was the lowest rate. The overall mean implementation of the HIV/AIDS awareness and
obtained by the HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention prevention program.
program of this study is 4.34, which implied that the
proposed program has met the maximum requirement of
what a program should be and the standards of validation had
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Author Profile
The author is a Registered Nurse and a faculty member of
Notre Dame of Dadiangas University under the College of
Health Sciences. She holds a Master of Arts in Nursing
degree from Notre Dame of Dadiangas University, General
Santos City and a Master in Chemistry degree at Notre Dame
of Marbel University, City of Koronadal, South Cotabato.