Self-efficacy as a correlate of HIV prevention among in-school adolescent in Ogun State, Nigeria: A peer and parent-led education intervention

Abstract

The study accessed Self-Efficacy as a Correlate of HIV Prevention among in-school Adolescent in Ogun State, Nigeria, which was conceptualized using the Health Belief Model. One hypothesis guided the study. The study utilized a quasi-experimental design comprising of three experimental group and one control group. The population of the study was two hundred and twenty (220) in-school adolescents in selected secondary schools in Ogun State through the multistage sampling technique. A validated semi-structured, participant-administered questionnaire was used to gather information with a Cronbach Alpha with a score of 0.872. Data collected was analysed using SPSS. A paired T-test analysis was conducted in determining the results. The result showed that the observed differenced in mean the peer-led group (Δ = 4.000; t54 = 6.451; p<0.01), parent-led group (Δ = 8.400; t54 = 16.295; p<0.01) and peer and parent-led group (Δ = 4.691; t54 = 8.126) were statistically significant. Hence, the study concluded that that parent-child communication could be more effective in the reduction of new HIV infections among young people. It is therefore recommended that programs to improve parent-adolescent sexual risk communication, as a means of reducing HIV-related sexual risk behaviours be design and implemented.

Key words: HIV, Adolescents, Self-efficacy, Peer-led, Parent-led, Health Belief Model