Browsing by Author "Zewdu Wolde"

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    Knowledge, attitude and behavior of blind and Deaf students about HIV/AIDS preventive Measures: The case of some selected schools in Addis Ababa
    (Addis Ababa University, 2009-02) Zewdu Wolde; Tilahun Achaw
    This study investigated knowledge, attitude and behavior on HIV/AIDS among blind and deaf students in primary school of Addis Abeba City administration. Eighty-Four respondents participated in the study. The research adopted a descriptive survey research design. Eighty-Four students (40 blind and 44 deaf) participated in the study. Four hypotheses were postulated and tested. The main instrument use to gather data was HIV/AIDS Education inventory with reliability coefficient of 0.83. Student t-test methods at alpha level of 0.05 were used to analyze the data collected. The findings revealed that there were no significant differences in knowledge and behavior about HIV/AIDS prevention on blind and deaf students. On the basis of the positive outcome, the study further recommended some ways of improving the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS Education to be able to achieve the desired result among blind and deaf students