HIV/AIDS
Conditions
Interventions
Increasing the HIV knowledge of adolescents with hearing impairment
Sponsors
Medical Education Partnership in Nigeria
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. The study will be carried out among students in the registered schools for adolescents with hearing impairment located in Ibadan, Oyo State. 2. Hearing-impaired adolescents in the four special schools in Ibadan, Oyo State 3. Further, key informants comprising adults who work with hearing-impaired adolescents and young persons in Ibadan will be interviewed. 4. Health workers of Primary health care centers will be interviewed to provide insight on the activities of the health care centers in providing services for adolescents with hearing impairment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Adolescents who were unable to get consent from their parents 2. Adolescents who are too ill within the period of the intervention to participate in the study 3. Teachers who are not hearing impaired, can understand and communicate in English but have been in the school for less than one complete session
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| HIV/AIDS comprehensive knowledge of the participants,; willingness to seek HIV information and services, | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary sources of SRH information and services, ;health-seeking behavior of the adolescents | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactBabatunde Oluwagbayela
Research Staff Institute of Child Health
Outcome results
None listed