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Knowledge And Attitudes Of Young People In Nigeria About Hiv/Aids- A Systematic Review, Jerome Okudo Jan 2012

Knowledge And Attitudes Of Young People In Nigeria About Hiv/Aids- A Systematic Review, Jerome Okudo

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HIV/AIDS has remained one of Nigeria's biggest health and social issues for decades. People aged between 10 and 24 are the most affected. Research into why this population subset is affected is very pertinent. We therefore conducted a systematic review of the Knowledge and Attitudes of young people in Nigeria about HIV/AIDS to understand where the gaps between knowledge and attitudes can be bridged. ^ Methods: We conducted searches in Medline, PubMed, African Index Medicus, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health. WHO and UNAIDS documents were also searched. Other journals were hand searched. Searches were for studies between 1986 …