Open AccessThe knowledge, attitude and practice of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS among undergraduates in a polytechnic in south-east Nigeria
Author(s) -
IJ Ikechebelu,
Gerald Okanandu Udigwe,
N.N. Joeâ Ikechebelu,
LC Imoh
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v15i3.37222
Subject(s) - voluntary counseling and testing , medicine , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , test (biology) , developing country , turnover , tertiary institution , hiv screening , medical education , psychology , population , health services , environmental health , health facility , paleontology , management , men who have sex with men , syphilis , economic growth , economics , biology
The identification of infected individuals is an important step in the control of the HIV epidemic. Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS is a concept developed in this direction. The objective of this study is to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS among undergraduates in a Nigerian tertiary institution.