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Background: HIV/AIDS is a global public health phenomenon and majority of individuals who contacted the virus live in Sub Saharan Africa. Adolescents are indicated to be at the center of HIV/AIDS epidemic. Hence, the study was designed to assess knowledge of HIV/AIDS, attitude and use of Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) services among senior secondary school students. Material &Methods: A descriptive cross sectional survey design was used to select 416 government senior secondary school students in Enugu north local government area, Enugu state. Purposive sampling was used to select the Local Government Area and two (2) Government senior secondary schools while stratified proportionate sampling was used to select students from each class according to the number of students and gender. A structured questionnaire developed by the researchers was used for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics (T-test and Pearson correlation test) were used for data analysis. Results: Majority 259 (66.1%) of adolescents had poor knowledge about HIV/AIDS. Attitude towards use of VCT services was positive (2.92) and greater proportion of the respondents indicated good utilization 208 (53.1%) of VCT services. There was no significant difference in the knowledge of HIV/AIDS and utilization of VCT services between male and female students (P>0.05). Also, no significant relationship exists between attitude and use of VCT services (r = 0.061, P = 0.230); and between knowledge about HIV/AIDS and utilisation of VCT services (r = 0.072, P = 0.156). Conclusion: Despite intense media campaigns and awareness programs on HIV/AIDS, adolescent in the study are still ignorant about HIV/AIDS hence it is recommended that HIV/AIDS should be included in the school curriculum and taught in class like every other general subject.

Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, Attitude and use of Voluntary Counselling and Testing among Adolescents in Senior Secondary Schools, Enugu North Local Government Area, Enugu State