Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

E. O. Osakinle ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Guidance and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria, IN

Abstract

This study investigated effect of HIV/AIDS awareness towards healthy living among adolescents in Ekiti State. The population was all secondary school students in Ekiti State and the 400 subjects sample were selected through stratified simple random sampling technique. Two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Simple percentage and t-test were used as statistical tools to analyze the data collected. The result of the findings showed that there was significant difference in the awareness of HIV/AIDS among male and female students in Ekiti State. One of the hypotheses was rejected and the other accepted. It was concluded that some more efforts would be needed to put in place to ensure that everybody including (students) in the state could be fully aware of living a healthy form of life. Based on the findings some recommendations were made.

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E. O. Osakinle ¹, Aladegbola Ade Prince ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, NG
2 Department of Educational Psychology, Institute of Education, University of Ado Ekiti, NG

Abstract

The study adopted a 2x2x2 quasi-experimental pretest, post-test control group design. Two hundred senior secondary school one (SSI) students were sampled randomly from two secondary schools in Ekiti South West Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Two hypotheses were generated and tested at 0.05 significant level and the anxiety targeted was on tests .The behaviour modification technique used was Systematic Desensitization Therapy The results of the study showed that subjects exposed to Systematic Desensitization displayed a lower level of test anxiety than those that were not exposed to it. Appropriate recommendations were made by the researchers.

Keywords

Systematic Desensitization, Rational Emotive Therapy, Students.

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