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European Journal of Social Sciences - Volume 2, Number 1 (2006) intention was to maximize the level of reliability and validity of instruments. During the pilot period it was found that the instrument was reliable, therefore no modifications were made. • The questionnaires were distributed and completed in the life skills classes in the presence of one of the researchers. • The questionnaires were completed in English, but one of the researchers was at hand to translate, as the learners’ mother language was Tswana. 5.) Ethical aspects According to Grasso and Epstein (1992:118), ethics are those principles that are intended to define the rights and responsibilities of the researcher and practitioners in social work in their relationship with one other and with other parties including employers, research subjects, clients and students. In the study, the following ethical aspects were considered: • Harm to respondents: According to De Vos et al. (1998:64), subjects can be harmed in a physical or emotional manner. In the study the researcher thoroughly informed the respondents beforehand as to the purpose and nature of the investigation. • Informed consent: In the study, the issue of informed consent by the learners as well as their parents was regarded to be of importance. A consent form in which the aims of the study was explained, was developed and distributed to the parents of the participants. • Voluntary participation: In the study, respondents were not forced to participate. The participants were regarded to be volunteers. • Confidentiality: In the study, the issue of confidentiality was considered with the intension of protecting the privacy of the respondents. All the information that deserved to be treated with confidentiality was indeed treated accordingly. The questionnaire also stated that the questionnaire would be completed anonymously. 6. Data analysis The Statistical Consultation Services of the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University analysed the data. Results The empirical data was organized according to the sections of the questionnaire and the data will be discussed as follows: 1. Identifying particulars 1.1 Gender of respondents Of the total respondents, 53 (37,86%) were male and 87 (62,14 %) female. The ratio of male to female is more or less the same for the two schools, which means that the responses were representative of the universe, regarding the gender. 1.2 Age of respondents The study indicates that, of the total number of participants, 45 (32,37%) were aged 15, 55 (39,57%) were 16 years and 39 (28,06%) were 17 years of age. This is the national average age of grade ten learners. NB: Number of missing value is 1 (did not answer the question) 1.3 Number of respondents Of the total sample, 70 (50,00%) of the learners were from Kepalepile High School and 70 (50,00 %) were from Letsatsing High School. 92
International Research Journal of Finance and Economics – Volume 2, Number I (2006) 1.4 Home language The study indicates that, of the total population, 119 (86,23%) of the participants were Tswanaspeaking, 9 (6,52%) were Sotho-speaking, 9 (6,52%) were Xhosa-speaking and 1 (0.72%) was English-speaking. Four of the official languages were represented in the sample with most of the participants coming from the Tswana–speaking community. In the North-West Province, the Tswanaspeaking group was the largest language group. NB: Number of missing value is 2 (did not answer the question) 1.5 Ethnic group Of the total, 136 (97,14%) participants were black and 4 (2,86%) were from other ethnic groups. This could be expected as the two schools are situated in black communities. 2. Participants’ knowledge regarding hiv/ aids Participants had to answer 15 questions by choosing between True, False or Uncertain. In this section Uncertain will be regarded as an incorrect response. The data is presented by means of the following table: Table 1 Statement Correct Answers 93 Wrong Answers A vaccine is available 29,69% 70,31% AIDS makes the body very weak 98,56% 1,44% Anyone can get HIV 61,76% 38,24% AIDS has no cure 95,68% 4,32% Person may pass on HI-virus even though he/she has no symptoms of HIV/AIDS 40,74% 59,26% A condom is 100% effective against infection 61,59% 38,41% Can contract HIV by kissing and hugging 96,43% 3,57% Only poor people contract HIV 100,00% 0% Can be at risk by eating meals prepared by an HIVinfected person 82,48% 17,52% Can contract AIDS from a public toilet 82,73% 17,26% People living with HIV/AIDS are entitled to all the basic rights 57,97% 42,03% Okay to keep health status of HIV-infected person confidential 63,43% 36,57% Can contract HIV infection by sharing drug needles 86,43% 13,57% HIV-infected people are promiscuous 56,62% 43,38% HIV-infected people deserve to be isolated from others 72,86% 27,14% If percentages of correct answers are considered, it appears as if the participants’ knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS is relatively good. This could be misleading because it still leaves a wide margin of ignorance. Participants scored high on knowledge about the ways in which HIV/AIDS was transmitted, because this type of information is made readily available by the media, schools, clinics
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