Youth Awareness on Sexually Transmitted Infections, HIV and AIDS in Secondary Schools in the Dschang Municipality (Cameroon): The Mobile Caravan Project.

Autor: Sobze MS; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Dschang , Cameroon., Tiotsia AT; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Dschang , Cameroon., Dongho GB; Department of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Public Health, La Sapienza University of Rome , Italy., Tankui GA; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Dschang , Cameroon., Fokam J, Tsi KA; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Dschang , Cameroon., Fotso JR; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Dschang , Cameroon., Azeufack YN; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Dschang, Cameroon; Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy; Institute of Medicine Solidale (IMES), Rome, Italy., Nkamedjie PP; Institute for Research, Socio-economic Development and Communication (IRESCO) , Yaoundé, Cameroon., Sali AB; Department of Biology, Tor Vergata University of Rome , Italy., Mabvouna RB; Department of Biology, Tor Vergata University of Rome , Italy., Ercoli L; Institute of Medicine Solidale (IMES), Rome, Italy; Department of Biological Sciences, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy., Colizzi V; Department of Biology, Tor Vergata University of Rome , Italy., Russo G; Department of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Public Health, La Sapienza University of Rome , Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of public health in Africa [J Public Health Afr] 2017 Jan 18; Vol. 7 (2), pp. 614. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jan 18 (Print Publication: 2016).
DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2016.614
Abstrakt: Awareness is a preventive action to instill in individuals certain concepts to improve their health. It is an essential element in the prevention of sexually transmitted infection (STI)/HIV and early pregnancies among adolescents. In 2012, the prevalence of HIVin Cameroon was estimated at 4.3%. The young population appear to be the most affected (3.2%); very close to that of the Dschang Health District (Cameroon; 3.1%) in the 15-19 years age group. Theaimof this study was to evaluate the contribution of the Mobile Caravan project on the preventive aspect of STI/HIV/AIDS among youths of Dschang in 10 secondary schools within three years. 2029 students joined the project's activities and 58.55% of them belonged to the age group of 16-21 years. Most students attended private schools. Nearly 3/4 of students (1515/2029) had an acceptable level of knowledge regarding STI/HIV/AIDS, which increased in number each year (from 641 to 716 students between 2012 and 2014). The Level of knowledge was significantly determinedby the study cycle (P=0.0004), the type of school (P=0.0027) and the year ofimplementation of activities (P=0.0026). The caravan project has greatly contributed to improving young peoples' awareness on STI/HIV/AIDSin Dschang Municipality.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interest: the authors declare no potential conflict of interest.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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