Assessment of Psycho-Social Behaviours Among HIV/Aids Patients in General Hospitals in Sokoto State, Nigeria: Implication for Health Counselling
*1Abubakar Naabu, 2M.S Nawait, 3Haliru Shehu, & 4Faruk Aliyu
*1Department of Guidance and Counseling, Faculty of Education and Extension Services. Shehu Shagari University of Education Sokoto. Sokoto State, Nigeria. Email: abubakarnaabu2@gmail.com
2&3Department of Counseling Psychology, Faculty of Education and Extension Services. Sokoto state University, Sokoto, Nigeria Emails: mukhtarnawait2000@gmail.com,
4Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education and Extension Services. Sokoto state University, Sokoto, Nigeria Email: faruk.aliyu@ssu.edu.ng
Abstract
This research investigated the psycho-social behaviors of HIV/AIDS patients attending General Hospitals (GHs) in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Three research questions and two null research hypotheses were raised to guide the study. Cross-sectional descriptive research design was employed for the study. Population of the study comprised of 1,155 HIV/AIDS patients. The sample of the study consists of 275 HIV/AIDS patients purposively selected. Convenient sampling technique was also used to sample 30 counselors from 3 tertiary institutions in the state. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire which was validated by experts and had reliability index of 0.78. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation and ANOVA. The findings from the study revealed that HIV/AIDS patients attending GHs in Sokoto State demonstrate moderate psycho-social behaviors across personal, social and cognitive domains. Also, there is: no significant gender difference in psycho-social behaviors, but significant difference in counselling needs of HIV/AIDS patients attending GHs in Sokoto State. It was recommended that government should strengthen ongoing health education and behavioral reinforcement programs to sustain and improve personal psycho-social practices among patients. Government and non-governmental organizations should increase funding and institutional support to expand access to psycho-social services.
Keywords
Psycho-social Behaviors, HIV/AIDS Patients, Counselling
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